Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.9
Date-Time
Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 12:40:48 UTC
Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 06:10:48 PM at epicenter
Location...
more... 27.723°N, 88.064°E
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 miles)
Region
INDIA-NEPAL BORDER REGION
Distances
68 km (42 miles) NW of Gangtok, Sikkim, India
119 km (73 miles) NNW of Shiliguri, West Bengal, India
272 km (169 miles) E of KATHMANDU, Nepal
572 km (355 miles) N of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth +/- 3.5 km (2.2 miles)
Parameters
NST=344, Nph=348, Dmin=371.8 km, Rmss=1.21 sec, Gp= 22°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=C
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
I felt / experienced the above earthquake only from a distance of about 15 km from the epicentre which was really terrible.
At this distance and magnitude a running train even at a lower speed will surely be derailed. (
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