An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale struck Sikkim at 11:50 AM on Thursday, February 26, with the epicentre situated in Gyalshing district, officers mentioned.
Tremors had been felt in a number of components of the state. There had been no instant studies of harm or casualties.
Earlier this month, on February 6 at 01:09:27 IST, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake had hit the identical area. The epicentre was recorded at 27.31°N and 88.18°E at a depth of 10 km. It was situated about 6 km west of Pelling, 31 km north-northwest of Darjeeling, 42 km west of Gangtok, and 68 km north-northwest of Siliguri.
The February 6 quake was adopted by no less than 12 aftershocks inside 4 hours and half-hour, with magnitudes starting from 2.2 to 4.0, largely within the eastward course from the primary shock.
According to seismic evaluation, the occasion occurred close to the Tista Fault/Lineament and south of the magnitude 6.9 earthquake of September 18, 2011. The area is taken into account extremely seismically lively resulting from collisional tectonics, the place the Indian plate strikes beneath the Eurasian plate.
Reports indicated a most depth of VI on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale within the epicentral space, whereas decrease intensities of II had been recorded at distances as much as 250 km from the epicentre. Authorities proceed to watch the state of affairs.
