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Minor earthquake rocks Sikkim [1]

An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, rocked Sikkim on Tuesday, the same day as last year when 63 people were killed.

The tremor was felt at 5:56 pm, the regional meteorological centre here said. The epicentre was located 27.4 degrees north latitude and 88.4 degrees east longitude, it said.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2012
Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]
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Earthquakes [3], Natural Disasters [4], Sikkim [5]
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