Sikkim Earthquake

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  Did Nepal Earthquake Trigger The Cloud Burst In Sikkim? Experts To Study

  Scientists are exploring whether the strong earthquake that struck Nepal and the surrounding region on Tuesday is responsible for the south Lhonak lake outburst, which triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin in Sikkim.

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  4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Sikkim

  The earthquake hit at around 4.15 am at a depth of 10 kilometres from 70 km north-west of Yuksom.

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  Earthquake With 5.4 Magnitude Jolts Sikkim's Lachung

  An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit 439km NNW of Lachung, Sikkim on Tuesday, said National Centre for Seismology.

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  Magnitude 4 Earthquake Hits Sikkim

  An earthquake of magnitude-4 jolted Sikkim Sunday evening, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property, officials said.

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  5.4 Magnitude Earthquake In Sikkim, Tremors Felt In North Bengal, Assam

  An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck near Sikkim's capital Gangtok on Monday night.

• Earthquake in Sikkim, schools and colleges closed

  An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Sikkim at 11.43 am.

• Tremor felt in Sikkim, exactly a year after devastating quake

  Exactly a year after an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale stuck Sikkim causing widespread devastation and left nearly 80 dead, a moderate tremor measuring 4.1 was again felt in the state today for a few seconds. No casualties or damage to properties have been reported as yet.

• A month after quake, Sikkim gears up for a tough winter ahead

  It is nearly a month since an earthquake measuring 6.9 in the Richter scale struck Sikkim bringing death and destruction to strategically located state on the India-China border. Reconstruction and rebuilding process is on but key military positions and villages along the Indo-China border are still cut off.

• PM announces Rs 1000 crore relief fund for quake-hit Sikkim

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced Rs 1000 crore as relief funds for quake-hit Sikkim. The Prime Minister also announced houses for the homeless.

• A week after earthquake, Sikkim limps back to normalcy

  A week after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake ravaged its North district, Sikkim is limping back to normalcy with most of the connecting roads in the remote areas restored.

• Sikkim quake: A daughter waits for her father

  It's been an endless wait for the family of Subrata Ranjan Nath. Mr Nath, a senior official with a power company in north Sikkim, has been missing since a devastating earthquake rattled the state nearly a week ago.

• Aftershocks measuring 3.9 magnitude strike Sikkim

  Just days after an earthquake caused massive destruction in Sikkim, mild tremors were felt in Sikkim tonight due to aftershocks measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale.

• Chidambaram visits quake-hit Sikkim, meets victims at hospital

  Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram is in Gangtok today to review the damages caused by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit northeast India, Tibet and Nepal on Sunday, claiming hundreds of lives. Chidambaram will visit quake victims at the hospitals.

• Sikkim quake: Death toll rises; losses estimated at Rs 1 lakh crore

  Four days after a devastating earthquake measuring a forceful 6.8 on the Richter scale struck large parts of north east India, rescue and relief teams are still trying to reach thousands of people trapped in remote areas.

• No trace of 120 people at a North Sikkim village

  There is still no trace of 120 residents of Bay village in North Sikkim, located between Lachung and Chungthang, after Sunday's powerful quake even as a flash flood at Lachung poses a fresh threat of landslides.