Monday, December 19, 2011

Earthquake wakes up Wednesday night


GANGTOK, 15 Dec: A minor earthquake rolled through Sikkim on Wednesday night, measured at 4.5 on the Richter Scale and with its epicentre recorded on the Sikkim-Nepal border.
As per the India Meteorological Department website, the quake [epicentre at latitude 27.9 degrees North and longitude 88 degrees East], occurred at 0151 hours today at a depth of 50 km. There are no reports of this temblor causing any damage in the State.

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