His Majesty will visit the dzongkhags affected by earthquake

His Majesty will not be visiting Dungkar and will instead travel directly to Thimphu tomorrow from Gyalposhing.

His Majesty will immediately visit the dzongkhags affected by the earthquake, assess the damages and assist and comfort the people.

Enroute to Monggar today, His Majesty the King offered prayers for those affected by the recent earthquake in Trashigang Dzong.

Source: BBS

Earthquake hits Bhutan

Earthquake hits Bhutan, preliminary magnitude 6.1 on 18th September 2011

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009lvap.php

Magnitude	6.1
Date-Time	Monday, September 21, 2009 at 08:53:06 UTC Monday, September 21, 2009 at 02:53:06 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	27.346°N, 91.412°E
Depth	14 km (8.7 miles) set by location program
Region	BHUTAN
Distances	130 km (80 miles) NNW of Gauhati, Assam, India 180 km (110 miles) E of THIMPHU, Bhutan 610 km (380 miles) NNE of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India 1410 km (870 miles) E of NEW DELHI, Delhi, India
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=137, Nph=137, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.04 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009lvap