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Bhutan earthquake underscores strain build-up beneath Himalayas, says NCS

Reported by Roopak Goswami Guwahati: The magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck near Bhutan’s capital Thimphu on June 7 was caused by movement along the Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT) system, underscoring the continuing seismic threat to the eastern Himalayas and Northeast India, according to a preliminary report by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake […]