This event is located about 1500 kms away from the epicenter of the earthquake in sikkim nepal border region of 18th september, 2011 and hence felt not directly related to it. This paper presents the variations of ground motion parameters with distance, for 6. Pdf impact of the 18 september 2011 sikkim earthquake mw 6. Earthquake induced landslides in the sikkimdarjeeling. Sikkim strong ground m otion stations geology, iit kharagpur the strike, dip, and a focal depth of the fault plane. Pdf impact of the 18 september 2011 sikkim earthquake. The estimated source parameters of the 2011 sikkim earthquake have been found to be as corner frequency f c. The 2011 sikkim earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 6. Guwahati visited gangtok and adjoining area during 1015 october 2011. In parts of the earthquake hit indian state of sikkim, conditions on the ground are little short of apocalyptic. Sikkim earthquake dref operation n mdrin008 update no 01 04 oct 2011 india govt. Tectonic implications of the september 2011 sikkim. Ground motions recorded at different stations located within 35 km from the epicentre were collated and analysed for their ground motion parameters. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the 2011 sikkim earthquake article.
Very strong earthquake in sikkim, india nepal border duration. Sikkim earthquake of 18th september, 2011 a report disaster mitigation and management centre an autonomous institution of the department of disaster management, government of uttarakhand uttarakhand secretariat 4 subash road, dehradun 248 001 uttarakhand, india january, 2012. A report on the 18th september, 2011 sikkim earthquake 6. The 2011 sikkim earthquake also known as the 2011 himalayan earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 6. Intensity distance relationship for the sikkim earthquake of 18th september, 2011 left. The tremors were felt in five other indian states, besides affecting neighbouring nepal, bhutan, bangladesh, and china. The 2011 sikkim earthquake occurred centered within the kanchenjunga conservation area, near the border of nepal and the indian state of sikkim. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia.
Studies have been conducted on the immediate disaster relief and response aftermath the disaster. The epicentre of the earthquake is located in a sparsely populated region with an average population density of about 525 personskm2. Based on our previous experience of locating earthquakes in the sikkim region, the threelayer. Sep 19, 2015 the 2011 sikkim earthquake occurred centered within the kanchenjunga conservation area, near the border of nepal and the indian state of sikkim. In parts of the earthquakehit indian state of sikkim, conditions on the ground are little short of apocalyptic. Allen, emily sikkim earthquake 2011 earths natural. Source characteristics of the 18 september 2011 sikkim. Much has been talked and written about the sikkim earthquake of 2011 as one of the worst affected disasters to have happened in the eastern himalayas. Anger over lethargic response to india sikkim quake.
Entire areas are cut off because of landslides and more often than not people are without clean water, adequate food supplies, medicine and telephone contact with the outside world. Eeri newsletter, november 2011 volume 45, number 11 m 6. National information center on earthquake engineering 2011. Historical and instrumentally recorded data on earthquakes show that the. Pdf the september 2011 sikkim himalaya earthquake mw 6. This earthquake caused strong shaking in many areas adjacent to its epicentre lasting 3040 seconds.
Sw trending, steeply dipping sinistral source zone within the. Earthquake building vulnerability and damage assessment with reference to sikkim earthquake, 2011 venkata purna teja malladi march, 2012 supervisors. The sikkim earthquake and its occurrence process one such earthquake occurred on sikkimnepal border on 18 september 2011 with 6. Sonepat a wakeup call, or is the sikkim earthquake the precursor of a higher. This event is located about 1500 kms away from the epicenter of the earthquake in sikkimnepal border region of 18th september, 2011 and. Relying on kinematic source process modeling, our results indicate a ne. Into the night people of sikkim and its surrounding areas felt many aftershocks the three major ones were 5. Sikkim earthquake of 2011 november 30, 2011 no comments the september 18, 2011 indianepal border region earthquake of magnitude 6. Pdf the 18 september 2011, north sikkim earthquake kusala. Rescue and relief operations are on in full swing in the areas of sikkim hit by sundays 6.
Sikkim is a small state in northeast india at the foothills of the eastern himalayas with the main thrust faults main boundary thrust mbt and main central thrust mct crossing the state. Sikkim earthquake disaster mitigation and management. The earthquake was the fourth significant earthquake in india of september 2011. Sikkim earthquake 18 september 2011 pray for sikkim.
The star shows the location of the 2011 north sikkim earthquake. Earthquake induced landslides in the sikkimdarjeeling himalayas. Eeri special earthquake report february 2012 learning from earthquakes the m w 6. The earthquake was felt across northeastern india, nepal, bhutan, bangladesh and southern tibet. Also reproduced is the detailed sikkim earthquake report uploaded on eeri website in feb 2012. Pdf the 18 september 2011, north sikkim earthquake. Historic monastery temples are made of thick two to five feet thick at base external loadbearing rubble masonry wall in mud mortar. The empirical accelerograms of the september 18, 2011, sikkim earthquake m w 6. Here we present for the first time a slip distribution model for the largest recorded intraslab strike. Earthquake induced landslides in the sikkimdarjeeling himalayas an aftermath of the 18th september 2011 sikkim earthquake 3. This report is based on observations of the following contributors.
On 18 september 2011, all the indian states and countries surrounding sikkim witnessed a devastating moderate earthquake of magnitude 6. The september 18, 2011 indianepal border region earthquake of magnitude 6. As per the seismic zonation map of india 4 the state of sikkim comes under seismic zone iv neighbouring countries of nepal, bhutan, tibet china and bangladesh sustained damage and losses. Source characteristics of the 18 september 2011 sikkim earthquake and zoning using detailed waveform analysis of pn, spn depth phases from the nearby seismic stations, attempts were made to resolve the focal depth of the 2011 sikkim earthquake. The sikkim earthquake of 18 september 2011 caused widespread devastation in sikkim and adjoining areas from disrupting the road network to damaging structures of commercial, public, and religious values. The earthquake served to highlight the need for enhancing the existing national disaster management system. Relief, rescue operations on after sikkim earthquake india. On 18 september 2011, an earthquake with its epicentre in the adjacent sikkim state of india struck nepal to cause extensive structural damage, despite of minor life loss. Page 1 of preliminary report on the iit kanpur reconnaissance survey of the sikkim indianepal border region earthquake of september 18, 2011 department of civil engineering indian institute of technology kanpur, india civil engineering faculty and students of iit kanpur, durgesh c rai, goutam mondal, vaibhav singhal, neha parool and tripti pradhan undertook a reconnaissance survey of the. Kindly note that many of the authors are active sefi subscribers.
Sep 21, 2011 very strong earthquake in sikkim, india nepal border duration. Page 1 of preliminary report on the iit kanpur reconnaissance survey of the sikkim indianepal border region earthquake of september 18, 2011 department of civil engineering indian institute of technology kanpur, india civil engineering faculty and students of iit kanpur, durgesh c rai, goutam mondal, vaibhav singhal, neha parool and tripti pradhan undertook a reconnaissance. Earthquake induced landslides in the sikkimdarjeeling himalayas an. One of the biggest earthquakes in that area since 1897 with that one being a 8. Effects on built environment and a perspective on growing seismic risk 5. Pdf 2011 sikkim earthquake recovery report john paulraj. Macroseismic survey and isoseismal map of september 2011. The earthquake was centred about 64 km northwest of gangtok, at a shallow depth of 19. A news item involving 2011 sikkim earthquake was featured on wikipedia s main page in the in the news section on untitled edit details are just emerging, and communications lines in many areas are reported to be down. A number of which were studied 2229 september 2011 in the darjeelingsikkim himalayas.
These estimated values have been found to be consistent with those of reported values. Sikkim earthquake of 14 february 2006 civildigital. Due to the 18th september 2011 sikkim earthquake m. Nearly 5,500 army personnel and 700 jawans of the indotibetan border police itb. Intensity map of sikkim earthquake of 18th september, 2011 source. The spectra of high energy packets observed in the sh waves approximated by transverse components of accelerograms has been modeled. Rockslides on different road stretches in sikkim earthquake induced landslides due to the 18th september 2011 sikkim earthquake m. Sep 19, 2011 rescue and relief operations are on in full swing in the areas of sikkim hit by sundays 6. Pdf the 18 september 2011 sikkim himalaya earthquake of mw 6. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Forensic i nvestigation of e arthquake i nduced failures. Earthquake building vulnerability and damage assessment with.
We have herein reproduced the pdf of the quick report on sikkim earthquake in eeri nov 2011 newsletter. In the evening of 18 september 2011, it witnessed a moderate earthquake of magnitude 6. At about 6 pm on september 18, 2011, an earthquake of the magnitude of. It was the second highest shaking that the country experienced during the last. Earthquake building vulnerability and damage assessment. Isoseismal map for 18th september, 2011 sikkim earthquake. Due to septembers moderate to heavy monsoon rainfall season, added to the amount of damage of the sikkim earthquake.
According to researchers during and post earthquake event is reported from some areas, which could have contributed to some extent in. Strong shaking was reported in gangtok and adjoining areas lasting 3040 seconds. The 2011 sikkim earthquake also known as the 2011 himalayan earthquake, was a magnitude 6. Relief, rescue operations on after sikkim earthquake.