Worst earthquake struck Sikkim in 2011

Thursday, December 29, 2011, 17:17 [IST]

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In the year 2011 the northeastern region of Sikkim experienced the biggest earthquake in 20 years, on Sep 18, 2011.

According to officials the final death toll of Sikkim quake was 122.

Topics: earthquake, natural calamities, sikkim

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