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EMSC Assam, India Sep 25 03:47 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
USGS Sapatgram, India Sep 12 04:50 5.3 10 MAP
EMSC Assam, India Sep 12 04:50 5.4 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Bhachau - Moderate shaking
  • Gedu, Buthan - It lasted about 6-7 seconds
  • Thimphu, Buthan - I felt the floor and the chair I was sitting in shake for a short period of time.
  • Jorhat - Very weak shaking
  • Rangia - Moderate shaking
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh - Very weak shaking
  • Biratnagar, Nepal - Very weak shaking
  • Dudhnoi - Moderate shaking
  • Bongaigaon - Strong shaking @10:30 AM
  • Amin Gaon, North Guwahati - Moderate shaking
  • Pemagatshel,Norbugang, Bhutan - Moderate shaking
  • SILIGURI - Moderate shaking
  • Chukha, Buthan - Came to open area
  • Guwahati - Light shaking
  • Guwahati - I just experienced the strong shaking of the earthquake in my room. My Tv and bed were shaking terribly. I almost thought that my Tv was going to tumble down. I think that this shaking stayed for no more than 20 seconds.
  • Guwahati - Strong shaking
  • Chukha, Buthan - Ar first i heard mild shaking of the washing machine. Then a few seconds latter, screams of students rushing out of the school building nearby.
  • bongaigaon - We were doing work on the computer.Meanwhile our window and wall started shaking for 2-3 seconds.This happened for two to three strokes .We suddenly came out of the office and gathered in the open place.After 15 minutes we felt a new shock of light intensity.
  • KOKRAJHAR - Strong shaking
  • Sylhet, Bangladesh - very weak. i was in 4th floor.
  • Rajbiraj - May be ६-७ sec
  • Guwahati - No, no damage in my area
  • thimphu, Buthan - It lasted about a min. The shaking was strong...
  • Bihar - करीब 5 सेकेंड तक
  • Kokrajhar - While i was doing my writing works,i felt very erotic moment. The whole things in my room were shaking disbrupbtly. Howerver suddenly i run away to open area. Moreover it last for 36 secs or more.
  • Shillong - Moderate shaking
  • Dhaka, Bagladesh - 2 second
  • KOKRAJHAR - Strong but everything fine
  • Serbithang, Buthan - About 10 seconds. No damage. Felt at 10:53 local Bhutan time.
  • Guwahati - Felt it so strong in 5th floor.
  • kokrajhar - sudden onset strong quake lasting about 20 secs at approximately 10:20 am with another mild quake 15 minutes later like an aftershock. no visible damage to property but the shaking onset was immediate and quite strong on ground level as long as it lasted with about couple of seconds of tapering down in intensity towards the end. there was another low intensity quake about 15-20 minutes later for about 4-5 seconds.
  • Jalpaiguri - Near about 3 to 4 Second it happened. May be the magnitude would be 4.5 or more
  • Comilla, Bangladesh - ★ This is Anab Nafi from Comilla, BD-India border region. Just before ➊➊ A.M local time, there was a light shaking. No property damage. Most of the people didn\'t seem to feel the EQ. It was raining at that time as well ☺
  • Comilla, Bangladesh - ණ Kazi Towkid here from Bangladesh. Around 10:50 A.M today there was a little tremor. Lasted for about ½ minute. Bed shooked a little bit. No known damage here. But seems like it\'s the same Asaam fault line again ʘ :-O
  • Rorathang - 3-4 seconds, no damage
  • سلهيت / كنايقات - اهتزت من 30 ال 35 ثانيه ولله الحمد لم يتضرر هذه المنطقه
  • Chimakurthy - Light shaking
  • Punakha - 10 secondes de tremblements nets au sommet d’un temple
  • Haflong - 5 to 6 seconds. The tremors did not increase in intensity. local time around 10:20 hours.
  • Ишварди - Very weak shaking
  • Bongaigaon - Two shakings in about 10-15 min time. Each lasted 1-3 sec. No property damaged at all.
  • BONGAIGAON - Two quakes in 10-15 min time. Each lasted 1-3 sec. No damage of property.
  • GEOFON Northeastern India Sep 12 04:50 5.3 14 MAP
    USGS Mangan, India Jun 17 15:07 4.4 50 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • siliguri - Moderate shaking
  • EMSC India-bangladesh Border Region Oct 04 21:29 3.7 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Feni - it was too low, i thought it was only in mind till i saw the water in the bathroom moving a little. it was not only now but i am feeling it for a week now and seeing the water moving.
  • EMSC Assam, India Jul 31 00:57 4.0 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC India-bangladesh Border Region Jul 17 09:47 3.4 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Arunachal Pradesh, India Jul 04 10:05 3.5 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Gangtok, India Mar 26 21:42 4.5 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    GEOFON Sikkim, India Mar 26 21:42 4.5 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • sikkim - strong ,,,for 4 secs
  • EMSC Sikkim, India Mar 26 21:42 4.5 10 MAP
    USGS Samtse, Bhutan Mar 07 10:28 3.9 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    GEOFON Sikkim, India Jan 19 09:59 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Sikkim, India Jan 19 09:59 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • NAMCHI - its been like i was in dream . the recen t earthquake remind me of the massive earthquake of 2011. I am really scared of that. I hope it won't come back again god.
  • Rangpo, Gangtok, Sikkim - I am fully slept, Doors of the building impact so hard and I filled someone thrashed my Bed.
  • GEOFON Bhutan Nov 02 22:43 4.0 20 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Gangtok, India Oct 10 01:48 4.5 47 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Sikkim, India Oct 10 01:48 4.5 40 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Kalimpong, India - just 7 am in the morning a strong shake woke me and reminded of recent shake from nepal
  • Gangtok, Sikkim, India - no damage but enough strong to shake heartbeat.
  • Carletonville, South Africa - Several shakings
  • City - i was sleeping and I thought my room mate was waking me up and I was like what the ****
  • GEOFON Sikkim, India Oct 10 01:48 4.7 25 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Rangia, India Sep 25 16:57 4.4 47 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Burdwan - Nothing has been damaged but I understood it.The earthquake had came in afternoon.
  • Assam - it was short but a very very strong one
  • Gauwhati - The whole building shook very strong.
  • Guwahati - No damage in my vicinity. I awoke from sleep.
  • Guwahati - Very short duration, strong quake, no property damage or injury.
  • Guwahati - It was about 3-4 second
  • EMSC Assam, India Sep 25 16:57 4.4 40 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Basugaon, India Jun 28 01:05 5.5 26 MAP
    EMSC Assam, India Jun 28 01:05 5.5 27 MAP I Felt It INFO
    GEOFON Northeastern India Jun 28 01:05 5.2 24 MAP
  • Dhaka - No property has been damaged. It was a light shake.
  • Bongaigaon - It jst happened now...me n my family was sleep and suddenly a medium earthquake shook us..I mean the North-East India..
  • Howly - it occured around 6:40AM .. everyone was on bed.. this was a strong shake...no damage tho
  • Sikkim - I felt it for more than 30 secs
  • jalpaiguri - Uff
  • Thimphu - No Damages.....
  • thimphu - Felt moderate shaking while sleeping at the 5th floor of the building.
  • Siliguri - An unpleasant morning alarm.
  • Thimphu - We were on bed &deep sleep. It shook and wake up me.
  • Thimphu city - On ground floor no damage must have gone for 10 seconds . Felt long steady shake.
  • Tsirang - nothing was happen here but only there was shaking of ground
  • paro - it was really tragic and terrifying
  • Shillong City - Around 6:40 .A.M We felt it but Thank God there's no damage reported so far in the City..
  • kokrajhar, baganshali - moderate shaking. i was siting in my room, suddenly i felt shaking about 30 seconds .
  • Shillong - The shaking of my glass window woke me up. i thought it was the wind. but den my bed started shaking too. the earthquake took the place of my rooster alarm. no damage.
  • Thimphu - Building was shaking and window was cracking. just when I was about to run. it stoped
  • Delhi - nothing great happened
  • Kathmandu - No property damage.... It was like morning alarm.... lasted for few seconds
  • USGS Barpeta Road, India Dec 29 17:27 3.9 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Assam, India Dec 29 17:26 3.9 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    GEOFON Northeastern India Dec 04 23:53 4.7 32 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Xoixar, China Oct 24 05:56 4.3 38 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Bhutan Oct 24 05:56 4.3 38 MAP
    USGS Tufanganj, India Dec 04 13:05 4.7 14 MAP I Felt It INFO
    GEOFON India-bangladesh Border Region Dec 04 13:05 4.8 23 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • alipurduar - after 24 hours is another earthquake hapening.it was strong earthquake filling us.yesterday almost sametime earthquake happen.but very weak shakig.two day its strong shaking.
  • dagana - i felt earthquake at around 1919 local time
  • Jaigaon - There were definitely tremors! Sudden strong shaking for more than a second...
  • siliguri - felt light shaking
  • Thimphu - I am from Claifornia and I know an earthquake when I feel it. Weak shaking, yet earthquake qualities!!!!
  • Guwahati - at around 07:30PM
  • Dinhata - then i was on the computer, suddenly the monitor shook and the ladies from our street blow the whistles
  • EMSC India-bangladesh Border Region Dec 04 13:05 4.8 10 MAP
  • Arikha, Chukha - Arikha, Chukha: We felt shaking at 07.03 PM for about a second or two.
  • USGS Mongar, Bhutan Oct 29 18:09 4.3 36 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Gyelpozhing - No properties has been damaged but it gave me a really violent shaking and disturb my sound sleep
  • EMSC Bhutan Oct 29 18:09 4.3 36 MAP I Felt It INFO
    GEOFON Bhutan Oct 29 18:09 4.4 18 MAP I Felt It INFO
    GEOFON Sikkim, India Oct 03 06:12 5.1 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Siliguri - Light shaking was felt as our home is at 3rd floor. Could see the flower vase shaking n thats when i realised its an earthquke
  • Gangtok - I was in my cyber cafe surfing net and suddenly if felt shaking whole shop me , all the computers & just i ran very quickly from the shop.
  • kurseong/darjeeling - I heard a sound.. It was like a whistel. I had heard the same sound in all previous earthquake. It was a minor shake but it was still terrifying. Now the fear will last for atleast 5 days.
  • Jorethang - Felt Scared
  • Gangtok - Very frightening experience. Sudden and heavy jolt.
  • Majitar,sikkim manipal institute of tech - i am a student of SMIT i was attending my classes when i felt the earthquake....all the students panicked and left their respective classes
  • Gangtok, Sikkim - It appeared that someone is by force shaking the whole of building. Everybody rushed out of building. I was on first floor only.
  • ravangla - NIT Sikkim we were doing ou chemistyr practical suddenly all the things just start shaking...very scary..
  • Gangtok - Strong short shakeing
  • Tadong Gangtok - I was in m class all chairs were shaking as my class is 4th floor i felt it terribly.
  • Rangpo - I Was In My Kitchen Suddenly Felt Strong Shaking For Few Seconds. Immediately Left The Room, Took Our Dadi Ji (Aged Grand Mother) & Other Neighbours With Children Safely Came On Plane Land. It Was Little Terrifying Experience But Nothing Compared To 18th Sept. 2011.
  • Singtam - It was very Mild but as it came suddenly so always surprisingly and dangerous.
  • SMIMS Building, Tadong - I was at my Boss cabin, Suddnly My boss grab me,then we run away from cabin to tarrace, coz office is at top floor. At same time other staff also came out and I saw Ms. Leena was crying. Than we decided to came down by stair while I reach the upto stair to come down one of the student was found Unconscious with three friends. I asked to our attender Mr. Bhim daju for water to put her. Than we take her to ground floor.
  • Thimphu: Bhutan - scared
  • Rangpo - i was sitting in the library .. i felt the tremors and everybody rushed out. it was fun 🙂
  • gangtok - I was on the top floor of the 7th story building. I felt like the whole building would collapse.
  • RANIPOOL - STRONG SHAKING FOR SMALL TIME SO WE LIVE
  • Namchi - Weak shaking for few seconds.
  • Gangtok - I was at an office building when i felt the shock, so i ran towards the nearest column in the building and suck against the wall and i literally saw cracks appear on the wall in front of me, that is when i thought the building was going to collapse. But the quake went away as suddenly as it came. - WC
  • Pakyong,East Sikkim - The people of pakyong,also felt the tremor..of quake.many people were out of house and gathered on street.the quake occured three times.. on 11:43am, 12:03pm and 12:35.. the tremor of 11:43am was massive and the magnitude was 5.2!!! these quake remind us of 18th september 2011.on which many people of sikkim has died.
  • Singtam - I am a shop keeper at Singtam. When the earthquake came all my things from dropped here and there. I ran as much far as I could. It is terrible feeling as I was expecting earthquake to come on 18th September but that day it went safe. Now after 15 days only, till now 5 times we have felt tremor of the quake. Now again we cannot sleep today at night and we will be expecting the earthquake any time near future. During todays quake, it lasted for around 20 secs and whole shop was shaking dangerous.
  • Gangtok - Scary yet was fun
  • Opposite Sadar Thana,Tibet Rd, Gangtok - We were at Siam Brothers Print Store, Suddenly a strong tremor, i felt the whole things was going to collapse. i came to pick some print material and all the staff in the store were no where to be seen. i was left alone with the receipt in my hand.. Scary
  • Namchi - I was taking class and slight tremors i felt
  • Tadong - I was in class... all of a sudden it was shaking, for a while I was confused what was happening, I heard people screaming and rushing....
  • Singtam - I was in my shop dealing with my customers. All of a sudden there was a big shake. Reminded me of 2011 quake. Had a feeling the end was near. So l rushed to my home to be with my family.
  • Law College Burtuk. - We along with our class mates were listening lecture suddenly everything behind us started shaking, we was about to run outside but our lecturer told not to panic. Every thing was shaking and we scared that our old college building get collapse now. It is not safe at all.
  • Ranipool - It was very bad experience, and it is my first experience in earthquake.
  • Siliguri - The office desk was shaking.
  • EMSC Sikkim, India Oct 03 06:12 5.3 8 MAP
    USGS Singtam, India Oct 03 06:12 5.3 9 MAP
    EMSC Bhutan Jun 06 19:00 4.0 12 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Thimphu - Tremor lasted for about 3 seconds. It was one single wave of tremor.
  • Lungtenphu, Thimphu - loud noise outside, then windows rattled - even though we are in a 1 story house, we felt it
  • Thimphu - short tremor
  • GEOFON Xizang Jun 06 19:00 4.3 4 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Bhutan Jun 06 19:00 4.0 12 MAP I Felt It INFO
    ER India (preliminary To Collect Dyfi)) Sep 18 17:56 4.1 10 MAP I Felt It
  • Sikkim - Light shaking reported
  • Gangtok - it just lasted for 2 seconds but it was a good jolt
  • Rangpo, Sikkim - Jolts lasted for 2-3 seconds
  • Gangtok, Sikkim - Felt a little vertigo a few minutes after the shaking which last for about 2 to 3 secs.
  • Lachung, North Sikkim - I did not feel any shock of earthquake in this region. I am steel here for the last 2 years. But 18 sept 2011 is the memorable day of earthquake in Lachung, North Sikkim.
  • Jorethang - Very weak shaking at Jorethang
  • Gangtok - l felt light tremor here for 2-3 sec.
  • KALIMPONG - Felt it for 2-3 seconds.....short but strong enough for me to have felt it.....the windchimes in my bedroom started shaking..
  • sikkim,gangtok - On 18th september 2012 at around 5.56pm IST. when i was at my class then suddenly i felt the tremour..
  • Gangtok, Sikkim - Gangtok, Sikkim. I felt one strong push, accompanied by a loud sound
  • EMSC Assam, India Aug 19 09:24 5.0 40 MAP
    GEOFON Northeastern India Aug 19 09:24 5.0 41 MAP
    James Daniell CATDAT Bhutan Sep 21 07:00 6.1 14 MAP
    James Daniell CATDAT Bhutan Feb 23 08:00 5.8 10 MAP
    James Daniell CATDAT China Nov 20 08:00 6.6 10 MAP
    James Daniell CATDAT India Nov 19 08:00 6.3 42 MAP
    James Daniell CATDAT China Oct 07 07:00 0.0 10 MAP
    James Daniell CATDAT China Sep 13 08:00 6.5 10 MAP

    Data sources courtesy : USGSEMSCGFZGEONET

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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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