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Earthquake in India: Quake measuring 4.6 on Ritcher Scale hits Sikkim

Earthquake in India: Quake measuring 4.6 on Ritcher Scale hits Sikkim

India Today: New Delhi | March 27, 2017 : A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit Sikkim early on Monday morning, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake hit 9 kilometres south of the state's capital, Gangtok, at 3:12 am, according to USGS. 

There are no reports of any damage or casualties yet.

FE Online | A minor tremor was felt in the north-eastern state of Sikkim early in the morning today. As per the initial report, the quake was measured 4.6 on the Ritcher scale. It comes a day after a moderate earthquake, measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale, rocked several parts of north east and parts of Myanmar on Saturday. 

Magnitudemb 4.5
RegionSIKKIM, INDIA
Date time2017-03-26 21:42:09.6 UTC
Location27.21 N ; 88.59 E
Depth10 km
Distances108 km W of Thimphu, Bhutan / pop: 98,700 / local time: 03:42:09.6 2017-03-27
14 km S of Gangtok, India / pop: 30,700 / local time: 03:12:09.6 2017-03-27
6 km NE of Rangpo, India / pop: 4,100 / local time: 03:12:09.6 2017-03-27 

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