Earthquake Jolts Sikkim: 2.8-Magnitude Tremor Hits Mangan

An earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale struck Mangan district in Sikkim on Thursday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).The tremor occurred at 9:56:55 AM IST at a shallow depth of 5 kilometres, with its epicentre located near Mangan at coordinates 27.641°N latitude and 88.596°E longitude. Shallow earthquakes are often felt more strongly near the epicentre despite their relatively low magnitude.Mangan district lies in North Sikkim, a region situated within the eastern Himalayan seismic belt, one of the most earthquake-prone zones in India. The Himalayan region experiences frequent seismic activity because of the ongoing collision between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.According to the NCS, the earthquake originated

at a depth of 5 km, making it a shallow-focus event. Such tremors are common in the region and are regularly recorded by seismic monitoring stations.The latest earthquake comes amid continued low-to-moderate seismic activity across the eastern Himalayan region. The National Center for Seismology has recorded multiple tremors in and around Sikkim, Bhutan, Tibet and neighbouring northeastern states in recent weeks.Meanwhile, an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale struck Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Thursday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).The earthquake occurred at 2:36:49 AM IST and had its epicentre in Pulwama at coordinates 33.913°N latitude and 75.095°E longitude. The tremor originated at a depth of 15 kilometres beneath the Earth's surface. The event has been classified as a reviewed seismic occurrence by the NCS.