An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck India leaving nine people dead. The quake hit at around 6:10 p.m on Sunday. Strong tremors were felt in parts of North India too. At around 50 people have been injured so far. The epicenter of this earthquake was Sikkim, 69 km Northwest of Gangtok.

The Indian Air Force flew five cargo planes with relief material and rescue personnel for deployment in West Bengal and Sikkim, which accounted for three deaths.One of the dead was a child. Another was Sandipan Banerjee, an official with a pharmaceutical company who died when a house collapsed in Rangpo, 40 km from Gangtok. Another man died when his vehicle was trapped in a massive mudslide on the outskirts of Gangtok.