Earthquake: Aside from Sikkim, tremors have been felt in Assam, north Bengal and Bihar
Gangtok: An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck close to Sikkim’s capital Gangtok on Monday night time.
The epicentre of the earthquake was 25 km east-southeast (ESE) of Gangtok, Sikkim, the Nationwide Middle for Seismology stated. The earthquake struck at 8:49 PM at a depth of 10 km from the floor.
In line with reviews, aside from Sikkim, tremors have been felt in Assam, north Bengal and Bihar.
Tremors have been additionally felt in some components of Nepal and Bhutan.
In Sikkim, the earthquake triggered panic. Many individuals rushed out of their homes as precaution.
“Your entire city shook badly. It was a bit scary,” Karma Tenpa, a Gangtok resident, instructed NDTV on telephone.
I used to be bathing in my resort room at Darjeeling when the #earthquake struck however I did not sense it.
10 sec later heard a number of folks dashing exterior and the Jab We Met fan inside me thought it is was Police RaidI’m secure(in case somebody cares)
— Gyanesh Tiwary🐝 (@GyaneshTiwary) April 5, 2021
Hope everyone seems to be secure in North Bengal. #earthquake
— Adil Hossain (@adilhossain) April 5, 2021
No casualties or injury to property have been reported to this point.
Extra particulars awaited.
