Telephone land lines to Gangtok were disconnected and not much information is available from the epicentre as expected at this time. 1 died in Dhankuta The heavy monsoon rains are also preventing helicopters from flying in to assess the damage, according to news reports. "We are continuously working with the rescue teams from the day of the earthquake. Aftershocks of 6.1 and 5.3 have occurred. A rescue team found the body of a 22 year old man from Baluwa Khani of Gangtok under a collapsed building Tuesday. "Our Compassion Services teams will give them the practical things they need, like food and blankets. India (83-113 deaths, 300+ injuries, 50000+ homeless) --- (15000 destroyed houses, 100000+ damaged houses) --- $22 billion USD (1 lakh crore rupees) loss estimate by Sikkim Ministry. ABSTRACT Using detailed waveform analysis of Pn, sPn depth phases from the nearby seismic stations, attempts were made to resolve the focal depth of the 2011 Sikkim earthquake. Still the people of North Sikkim people's heart filled with fear. Personnel had to guard the mountains to keep a watch and whenever the boulders fell, rescue personnel had to hide. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit India 12:40:48 UT (10:48 PM at epicenter) Nepal Police and rescue teams are unable to go to these areas. As Ashish reports from Kathmandu, a base camp has been set up in Taplejung to make assessments and organize, rescue and aid if needed. The economic estimate has been changed to $100 million USD expected. Over 15,000 houses collapsed. Several major roadways are blocked, preventing teams from reaching the people who need help. Power supply and telecommunications have been very badly hit in Sikkim. In neighboring Bihar, India, a church and several believers' homes—including those of Bridge of Hope children—were destroyed. “Only three per cent of buildings use concrete while 85 per cent of buildings are using brick and stone with no steel reinforcements”. This account was created for our QuakeSOS and QuakeSOS+ iPhone applications So, it is necessary to collect all information in respect of change of weather of the earth and change of earth surface. UPDATE 14:52 UTC: It has become clear from this devastation that advance warning system is required in respect of earthquake. With an epicenter 50 km more to the south, this earthquake would have devastating for many villages. We will not share your E-mail with anyone else, it will be used only for earthquake alerts. From USGS - Mw6.8, 27.73N, 88.082N, 20.7km depth. The majority of the area is comprised of small, rural villages carved out in the sides of the mountains. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Several others were evacuated from Chungthung along with villagers. In Darbhanga - 4 deaths, and 1 death from each of Nawada, Nalanda and Bhagalpur districts. The rescue operations are getting humpered because there is no electricity in the area. Immediately following a devastating earthquake (6.9 Richter) at Sikkim on September, 18 2011, many children attended North Bengal Medical College, the nearest government tertiary care institution, with unusual stress symptoms. From the helicopter, boulders strewn across farmlands, roads now under mud which had come cascading down slopes to dislodge at least five villages in the Lepcha-dominated area, could be seen. 40-50% of these are uninhabitable. Update 22/09 - 15:45 : Some Indian media has released unconfirmed reports that a number of workers of the hydroelectric project had been killed by the earthquake. 7 deaths have also occurred in Nepal (Three people were killed at Lainchaur in Kathmandu, two in Sunsari district, and one each in Dhankuta and Sankhuwasabha districts in eastern Nepal) and 7 deaths, 22 injuries occurred in Tibet, China. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Sikkim is a small state in northeast India at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas with the main thrust faults (main boundary thrust [MBT] and main central thrust [MCT]) crossing the state ().In the evening of 18 September 2011, it witnessed a moderate earthquake of magnitude 6.9 (Mw), which is referred hereafter as the ‘2011 Sikkim Earthquake’. A majority of the buildings that will be destroyed will be the old un-reinforced masonary ones that lack engineering to resist the earthquakes. Magnitude :6.8 Around 25 people were injured when an apartment block collapsed in the town of Rangpo, Prakash Adhikary, a journalist in Gangtok, told IANS This account was created for our http://www.quake-maps.com website, I did feel it – Ik heb het gevoeld – Το έκανα αισθάνεται – Yo lo siento – 我的确感到了 – 私はそれを感じていました- Ich habe es gefühlt – Bunu hissediyorum yaptı – لم أشعر أنه, 18th sept. night was very memorable night in life I will never forget this. We have still no detailed news from the mountain villages located within the 50 km radius from the epicenter. However. UPDATE: 14:13 UTC:- A police office in Dhanusha was also damaged. Unfortunately, the scene is one of utter destruction. The earthquake served to highlight the need for enhancing the existing national disaster management system. An additional update of felt reports from Gangtok and close regions has reduced the MMI to VI indicating slight damage. In order to avoid much destruction people and specially the students must be trained properly. Authorities are saying that part of the slow response is due to the very bad weather making aerial relief operations very difficult. It could be due to the residents migrating to nearest road-heads, or other villages, or there could be worse than assessed disaster buried in those villages, he admitted. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.03.012. They desperately need our prayers. According to a report from the Bhutan Department of Disaster Management, the earthquake has caused 1 death, injured 16, and damaged about 4,000 houses. 22 October 2011 NICEE @ IIT Kanpur 3 The team visited several affected towns in the North and East Districts of Sikkim, such as Lachung, Chungthang, Mangan, Phodong, Gangtok, Dikchu, and Singtam. Most of the schools in eastern Nepal have been damaged. In Sankhuwasabha, the earthquake damaged 16 buildings, including the District Police office, the local Rastriya Banijya Bank branch, the district development Committee, Nepal Red Cross and an armed police force branch base camp. Taplejung is the location epicenter area. Tashi Sherpa, a victim, said, “We spent days expecting relief, only to have our hopes dashed as the relief team returned. Authorities are claiming that any connection in between the earthquake and the Teesta hydro-electric project is untrue. This means that at least 66 people have unfortunately lost their lives. Due to all this, the exact number of killed, injured and homeless people will probably and unfortunately never be known. UPDATE 19/09-02:52 UTC : - A total of 22 sorties were carried out by helicopters on 25-9-2011. Update 22/09 - 14:00 : Heavy rains have generated fresh landslides in several places blocking the National Highway 31 A. Update 22/09 - 12:00 : Five more corpses have been found in India's Margan area. Over the past week, several news stories from India have focused on the consequences, and possible causes, of the earthquake that devastated the Dzongu Lepcha Reserve and nearby mountain valleys of Sikkim on September 18th. no casualties were reported yet from there. According to preliminary reports, Sandipan Banerjee, an official working with a pharmaceutical company, died in a house collapse at Due to the mountainous terrain, all the buildings are constructed terrace style into the sides of the mountains. Shock absorbers made of steel or Rubber is also used there. Rangpo, according to press. (ekantipur.com). MMI values (if indicated) after the text (III: Weak shaking, IV Light shaking, V Moderate shaking, VI Strong shaking, VII Very Strong shaking) Afterwards, they fanned out to assess the damage and talked to dozens of people whose homes were completely destroyed. still some parts of Dzongu are yet to get rescue..it was a horrible movements for us..just pray for the people who were suffered...State government is yet to find supportive measure. 7 deaths have occurred in Tibet. Much damage has been recorded. Some other people say that the epicenters of the earthquake were at any area under the Himalayas. Damages: This earthquake affected Sikkim worsely. Some people died at Nepal, Bihar and Bengal. * Based on our own Earthquake-Report.com data, which we have been building up from the beginning with confirmed reports from various agencies, the death toll stands at 115 (lower number). Effective modern instruments/machineries/detectors must be installed at earthquake-prone areas to have an idea of impending earthquake. Relief distribution to earthquake victims in the eastern Nepali districts is continuing very slowly. The northern district of Sikkim (least populated) suffered the highest losses with 74 victims. Click here to be linked to our I Have Felt it article. Physical damages may have been fairly limited, but judging the psychological impact of the tremor is hard, experts say. Residents had spent the night outside their houses fearing aftershocks.There are fears that several tourists may still be trapped in Gangtok and the surrounding areas. The Mw 6.9 magnitude Sikkim earthquake of 18 September 2011 jolted whole Bangla-desh including its capital city. The cold weather is settling in and these devastated people need our help.". * While flying over Dzonghu and Lachen in a helicopter, there was no sign of life in the region. Therefore trained people are capable of bringing confidence and courage among such people and arrange to protect them. This has yet to be verified. The company in charge for this mega 1,200 MW Teesta III hydroelectric project had released a press report stating that : "The people in this area are facing a huge catastrophe and they are frightened," Yohannan said. Nepal (9 deaths, 89+ injuries, 7200+ homeless) --- (2000 damaged/destroyed houses), Tibet, China (7 deaths, 200 injuries, 13793 affected) --- (1000 destroyed, 2000 damaged houses), Bhutan (1 death, 16 injured) --- (4000 houses damaged), Bangladesh (1 injured) --- (50+ houses damaged). The selection of a weak Magnitude, a 24 hour delivery on a worldwide list would result in an avalanche of emails (each earthquake will generate an E-mail). Speaking to media coordinator Ningku Lachungpa informed that the organization have send a 20 member team to North Sikkim for supporting the rescue operation. Likewise, two inmates were injured in a stampede at Bhadragol jail in Dillibazaar, Kathmandu, following the tremors. Those who lost their homes are stuck outdoors, trying to find any shelter from the driving rain and colder weather. The fault plane solution of this earthquake indicates a strike-slip motion. Many buildings in and around Gangtok have collapsed and around 85 per cent of structures and houses have developed cracks due to the quake that hit Sikkim and other areas last evening, Indian sources report. 6 deaths have occurred in North Bengal. UPDATE 19/09-03:29 UTC - The Sikkim Government has opened 85 relief camps so far. It must be kept in mind that there is a sadness of earthquake. We expect news from these remote Himalayan villages within 3 to 24 hours. Furthermore special technology must be resorted to regarding construction of buildings at those earthquake-prone areas. USGS Did You Feel It Map UPDATE 15:56 UTC: 6:50 UTC: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has launched search and rescue operations in Pegong, north Sikkim, an area which was strongly affected by the earthquake.
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