An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred on 18th September at 18:11 hrs IST in Sikkim-Nepal
Border region. The preliminary hypo-central parameters of this earthquake, as estimated by the
Seismic Monitoring Network of India Meteorological Department (IMD) are given below:
Date of occurrence : 18/09/2011
Time : 18:11 hrs (IST)
Magnitude : 6.8
Focal depth : 10 Km
Epicentre
Latitude &Longitude : 27.7o N & 88.2o E
Region : Sikkim-Nepal Border region.



The event, which comes under the category of “Moderate earthquake”, was also reported and widely felt in Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, northern parts of West Bengal, Bihar,parts of other eastern and northern regions of India. The epicentre lies in a seismically known and active belt called, Alpide-Himalayan seismic belt. The main shock was followed by several aftershocks of low intensity and a few significant aftershocks (M≥4.0) located by the network.

Many areas in the region like Mangan ,Dikchu, Lachung , Chungthang were majorly destroyed and still areas like Lachung and Chungthang remains disconnected from rest of the world .

The houses have developed cracks , base of the houses have completely shaken and cracks have appeared on almost all the houses in the affected areas , which have make them inhabitable to live in and there is a immediate need for them to be relocated to a different location and houses.


Assessment Done by Corporate Disaster Resource Network (CDRN)

After the devastating earthquake of 6.8 M lifeline infrastructure was destroyed including
hospitals, bus terminals, radio station transmitter, telephone exchange and mobile-phone towers bringing life to standstill in Sikkim.

Immediately after the catastrophic event CDRN emergency unit, contacted NDMA ,National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) ,SPARK NGO , FOSEP and many Sikkim based NGO’s working on ground in the affected areas for first hand information on critical needs.

CDRN team comprising SandeepKashyap with local implementation partner ParveenPradhan,SheetalPradhan of SPARK and Deepak Kumar All India Radio Correspondent , went to the following affected areas to assess the first hand information on critical needs required by the earthquake victims :-


1. Shanti Nagar , Singtam
2. Topakhani Relief Camp , Sikkim
3. Macha
4. Dikchu
5. Mangan
6. Sangalaan
7. Toong
8. Ship Gyer
9. Dzongu
10. Parkha




CDRN was one of the first NGO to go to the majorly affected area of Ship Gyer .CDRN team trekked down to reach the affected villages as the roads were still not open and assessed the needs for 900 individuals who were living in the two villages of Ship and Gyer


Please visit the given link for complete assessment report :- cdrn.org.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Himalayan-Sikkim-Earthquake-Situation-Report-2011CDRN.pdf