(Complete) Earthquakes list September 18, 2012 – Minor earthquake in Sikkim, India, one year after devastating earthquake

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Earthquake in Sikkim, India
Based on our incoming data, we think that an earthquake just happened in Sikkim, India.
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Short lasting jolt has been felt in Gangtok, Sikkim
This earthquake has not been listed yet in the seismological listings.  Magnitude and hypocenter depth are not yet know, but we do not think that the Magnitude will be stronger than M4.5 based on our visitor data.
Todays shake comes exactly 1 year after the M6.8 earthquake who  killed +70 people.
Sources in Sikkim are talking about a M4.1 earthquake today. Epicenter near Dikchu. Depth 10 km.

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFO
EMSC France Sep 18 23:43 2.7 8 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Off East Coast Of Kamchatka Sep 18 22:54 4.0 40 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Serbia Sep 18 22:25 2.6 1 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Pyrenees Sep 18 21:26 2.5 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Puerto Rico Region Sep 18 21:15 2.8 11 MAP I Felt It
USGS Southern California Sep 18 21:09 3.1 19 MAP I Felt It
  • Hemet - Was a quick jolt
  • Hemet/Sage - A boom then a small quick shake, then another boom and a small quick shake. It felt like something heavy fell twice.
  • Garden Grove - Felt a very slight movement in the GG area (barely there) noted some 1 pointers on USGS Cali Map. Interesting smaller activity on S. Juan De Fuca --
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    EMSC Eastern Turkey Sep 18 21:01 2.8 7 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Antofagasta, Chile Sep 18 20:25 2.4 51 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Eastern Turkey Sep 18 20:10 3.0 20 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The Coast Of Oregon Sep 18 19:57 3.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Baja California, Mexico Sep 18 19:34 2.6 6 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southern Alaska Sep 18 19:22 3.2 35 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Off Coast Of Costa Rica Sep 18 19:10 4.5 44 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The Coast Of Costa Rica Sep 18 19:10 4.5 44 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kodiak Island Region, Alaska Sep 18 18:53 3.0 19 MAP I Felt It
    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
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    USGS Virgin Islands Region Sep 18 17:52 2.8 8 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Sep 18 17:40 2.8 7 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Central Turkey Sep 18 17:28 3.0 7 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Java, Indonesia Sep 18 16:35 4.7 50 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Java, Indonesia Sep 18 16:35 4.7 50 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Java, Indonesia Sep 18 16:35 4.7 44 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Denmark Sep 18 16:30 2.4 1 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra Sep 18 15:59 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra Sep 18 15:59 4.9 2 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra Sep 18 15:59 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece Sep 18 15:48 2.4 8 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Potosi, Bolivia Sep 18 15:29 3.7 202 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Poland Sep 18 15:25 2.5 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Crete, Greece Sep 18 15:19 2.6 4 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Crete, Greece Sep 18 15:03 2.4 20 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Crete, Greece Sep 18 15:02 2.9 3 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Puerto Rico Region Sep 18 14:59 2.9 54 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Antofagasta, Chile Sep 18 14:50 2.9 107 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Offshore O'higgins, Chile Sep 18 14:43 3.1 28 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Virgin Islands Region Sep 18 14:34 2.8 42 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Puerto Rico Region Sep 18 14:32 3.0 17 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Central Turkey Sep 18 14:32 3.0 23 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Poland Sep 18 12:53 2.4 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kodiak Island Region, Alaska Sep 18 12:32 2.6 14 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii Sep 18 10:48 2.9 44 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Puerto Rico Region Sep 18 10:25 3.2 55 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Sicily, Italy Sep 18 10:16 2.5 123 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia Sep 18 10:15 4.9 35 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Loyalty Islands Sep 18 10:15 4.9 46 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Loyalty Islands Sep 18 10:15 4.9 43 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Kuril Islands Sep 18 10:07 4.1 54 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Puerto Rico Region Sep 18 09:42 2.7 13 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Nias Region, Indonesia Sep 18 09:35 4.5 11 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Off West Coast Of Northern Sumatra Sep 18 09:35 4.5 11 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Tonga Islands Sep 18 09:23 4.2 336 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Costa Rica Sep 18 09:10 4.3 20 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The Coast Of Costa Rica Sep 18 09:10 4.3 17 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Off Coast Of Costa Rica Sep 18 09:10 4.5 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Off Coast Of Costa Rica Sep 18 09:03 4.2 14 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The Coast Of Costa Rica Sep 18 09:03 4.2 14 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Greece Sep 18 08:26 3.1 5 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Off Coast Of Central America Sep 18 08:20 4.3 76 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Off The Coast Of El Salvador Sep 18 08:20 4.5 35 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The Coast Of El Salvador Sep 18 08:20 4.5 35 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Central Turkey Sep 18 08:05 3.3 15 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia Sep 18 08:05 5.1 30 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Talaud Islands, Indonesia Sep 18 08:05 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia Sep 18 08:05 5.1 28 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Northern Alaska Sep 18 07:13 2.6 8 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Offshore Oregon Sep 18 07:08 2.5 35 MAP I Felt It
    USGS South Of Bali, Indonesia Sep 18 06:42 4.8 39 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC South Of Java, Indonesia Sep 18 06:42 4.9 30 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON South Of Java, Indonesia Sep 18 06:42 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Puerto Rico Region Sep 18 06:33 3.0 50 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece Sep 18 06:03 2.7 15 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Owen Fracture Zone Region Sep 18 05:52 4.5 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Mona Passage, Dominican Republic Sep 18 05:20 3.4 109 MAP I Felt It
    USGS North Of The Virgin Islands Sep 18 04:30 3.0 38 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kodiak Island Region, Alaska Sep 18 04:14 2.6 27 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC San Juan, Argentina Sep 18 03:53 4.7 60 MAP I Felt It
    USGS San Juan, Argentina Sep 18 03:53 4.7 64 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON San Juan Province, Argentina Sep 18 03:53 4.3 52 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Kermadec Islands Region Sep 18 03:51 4.8 50 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kermadec Islands Region Sep 18 03:51 4.8 58 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Kermadec Islands Region Sep 18 03:51 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece Sep 18 03:33 2.7 6 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kodiak Island Region, Alaska Sep 18 03:26 2.5 24 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia Sep 18 03:23 5.4 36 MAP I Felt It
  • NY - It shook very firm. Not enough to really hurt people too bad but to make a few lamps and stuff fall. It was definetly an earthquake.
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    EMSC Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia Sep 18 03:23 5.1 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia Sep 18 03:23 5.2 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Cyprus Region Sep 18 03:00 3.1 12 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Crete, Greece Sep 18 03:00 3.5 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Crete, Greece Sep 18 02:27 2.6 5 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kodiak Island Region, Alaska Sep 18 01:52 3.4 19 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Northern Molucca Sea Sep 18 01:46 5.1 58 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Molucca Sea Sep 18 01:46 5.1 58 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Molucca Sea Sep 18 01:46 5.1 22 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kodiak Island Region, Alaska Sep 18 01:44 5.5 52 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kodiak Island Region, Alaska Sep 18 01:44 5.5 48 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Kodiak Island Region, Alaska Sep 18 01:44 5.3 30 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kodiak Island Region, Alaska Sep 18 01:44 5.2 43 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Kodiak Island Region, Alaska Sep 18 01:44 5.2 33 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Crete, Greece Sep 18 01:22 3.5 2 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Crete, Greece Sep 18 01:08 3.1 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kuril Islands Sep 18 00:52 4.4 80 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Kuril Islands Sep 18 00:52 4.6 66 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Kuril Islands Sep 18 00:52 4.5 59 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Norwegian Sea Sep 18 00:35 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Norwegian Sea Sep 18 00:35 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Crete, Greece Sep 18 00:34 2.7 9 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Dodecanese Islands, Greece Sep 18 00:25 2.9 24 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Mona Passage, Puerto Rico Sep 18 00:20 2.5 33 MAP I Felt It
    ER Unconfirmed Unlinked Experiences Sep 18 00:00 4.6 0 MAP I Felt It
  • Bradford Vt 05033 - about 15 minutes ago - 10:30 or so. House shook hard. Might have been blasting at a nearby quarry but i don't think so...
  • New Rochelle, NY - On september 18, 2012, 3:02 AM, 3:04 AM, 3:06 AM On September 30, 2012, about 4 AM Now I am writing down the times and dates because before this two we felt two more in August about 2 in the morning.
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    City/Village where you felt the earthquake
    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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