News on 6.8 rector scale earthquake in Nepal-India 18 Sept 2011
KATHMANDU: The 6.8-magnitude quake that hit almost all parts of the country was the biggest since 1934, claims National Seismological Centre. The epicentre of the quake was along the Sikkim-Nepal border, about some 60 km off Sikkim’s capital Gangtok.
Traffic in Kathmandu came to a standstill as thousands of terrified residents poured on to the streets. Mobile networks were jammed as anxious people frantically tried to call their loved ones.
“The quake shook the Valley and most parts of the country for one minute,” said Som Nath Sapkota, senior seismologist at National Seismological Centre at Lainchaur. NSC also informed that 14 aftershocks of small magnitude were recorded within one hour of the quake.
Nepalese rescue workers remove a damaged car after the British Embassy's compound wall collapsed reportedly killing three pedestrians following an earthquake in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011.
A Nepalese man walks by Krishna Ram's collapsed house in Bhaktapur, some 12 kilometres southeast of Kathmandu, on September 19, 2011.
Indian men inspect a damaged temple minaret in Siliguri after an earthquake hit the mountainous northeast Indian state of Sikkim, on September 18, 2011.
An Indian man points to a crack in the wall of his home after an earthquake hit the mountainous northeast Indian state of Sikkim, on September 18, 2011 in Siliguri.
KATHMANDU: The 6.8-magnitude quake that hit almost all parts of the country was the biggest since 1934, claims National Seismological Centre. The epicentre of the quake was along the Sikkim-Nepal border, about some 60 km off Sikkim’s capital Gangtok.
“The quake shook the Valley and most parts of the country for one minute,” said Som Nath Sapkota, senior seismologist at National Seismological Centre at Lainchaur. NSC also informed that 14 aftershocks of small magnitude were recorded within one hour of the quake.
- British Embassy wall collapses on passing vehicles‚ leaving three dead
- Two casualties in Dharan
- All together 5 dead, more than 25 are injured in Nepal
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — A strong earthquake hit northeastern India today near the border with Nepal and was felt over a broad area, officials said.
Regional TV station NewsLive reported that 10 to 12 buildings collapsed in Sikkim's state capital of Gangtok.
It said several people were rushed to a hospital but gave no further details. Calls to city officials, police and hospitals were not going through.
Indian seismology official RS Dattatreyan said the quake struck today and had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8. It was centered near the border with Nepal, and triggered at least two aftershocks of magnitude 6.1 and 5.3
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