# 2011 Sikkim earthquake

_Earthquake_

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> The 2011 Sikkim earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and was centered within the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, near the border of Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim, at 18:10 IST on Sunday, 18 September. The earthquake was felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and southern Tibet.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** earthquake; disaster; natural disaster ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q571891#P31))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7230, 88.0640

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): 2011 Sikkim earthquake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Sikkim_earthquake) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): विसं २०६८ को भूकम्प](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%AC%E0%A5%AE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q571891](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q571891) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 2011-Sikkim earthquake Shakemap.jpg by United States Geological Survey (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2011-Sikkim_earthquake_Shakemap.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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