M3.8 earthquake 10 km SSW of Dhing, India
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Dhing, India on Fri, Feb 24, 2006, 8:06 AM GMT+5:30 (02:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km ENE of Udalguri, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-02-24 02:36:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.385° N, 92.415° E
- Region
- India
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 290°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.63 km SSE of Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan · 7517 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.221 km NE of Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan · 7517 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.930 km WNW of Udalguri, India · 7517 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.214 km ENE of Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan · 7517 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.823 km ENE of Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan · 7517 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.727 km W of Bomdila, India · 7529 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eaqx. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC.