Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake of SIKKIM, INDIA 2011 September 18

2011 September 18 12:40:48 UTC : SIKKIM, INDIA 

Magnitude: 6.8

Date-Time : Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 12:40:48 UTC

Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 06:10:48PM at epicenter
Location : 27.730°N, 88.082°E

Depth : 20.7 km (12.9 miles)

Region : SIKKIM, INDIA

Distances: 69 km (43 miles) NW (310°) from Gangtok, Sikkim, India

120 km (74 miles) NNW (343°) from Shiliguri, West Bengal, India

 272 km (169 miles) E of KATHMANDU, Nepal

572 km (355 miles) N of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India

Subduction Zones-Purple, Ridges-Red and Transform Faults Green

Location Uncertainty :  horizontal +/- 14.4 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles)

Parameters : NST=258, Nph=258, Dmin=369.6 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9