M6.9 earthquake near Gangtok, Sikkim

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Mangan, India on 18 Sept 2011, 12:40 UTC at a depth of 50 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Gangtok, about 64 km away in Sikkim, India.