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The 2001 Gujarat earthquake, also known as the Bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 January at 08:46 am IST. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch (Kachchh) District of Gujarat, India.
Jul 19, 2024 · Bhuj earthquake of 2001, massive earthquake that occurred on Jan. 26, 2001, in the Indian state of Gujarat, on the Pakistani border. The earthquake struck near the town of Bhuj on the morning of India’s annual Republic Day (celebrating the creation of the Republic of India in 1950), and it was felt.
One of the two most deadly earthquakes to strike India in its recorded history was the Bhuj earthquake that shook the Indian Province of Gujarat on the morning of January 26, 2001 (Republic Day). The earthquake caused massive loss of life and injury.
Sep 30, 2013 · On 26 January 2001, an earthquake struck the Kutch district of Gujarat at 8.46 am. Epicentre 20 km North East of Bhuj, the headquarter of Kutch. The Indian Meteorological Department estimated the intensity of the earthquake at 6.9 Richter.
The epicentre of the Gujarat earthquake was a small town called Bhuj. At 08:46 local time, on Friday 26th January 2001 it was struck by an earthquake that measured 7.9 on the Richter Scale It turned out to be one of the two most deadly earthquakes in the recorded history of India, with almost 20,000 people confirmed as dead, and another 166,000 ...
Jul 17, 2024 · The Bhuj Earthquake struck Gujarat on January 26, 2001, killing around 20,000 people, injuring 167,000, and destroying 340,000 buildings. The Earthquake severely impacted Gujarat’s Kutch district, damaging infrastructure and buildings, and affecting urban and rural regions, including Pakistan.
Jan 26, 2021 · As India celebrated its 52nd Republic Day on 26 January 2001, a massive earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale struck Kutch district of western Gujarat at 8:46 am. Over 37.8 million people were affected as the devastating earthquake with an epicenter north-east of Bhuj city, destroyed homes, schools, roads, communication systems and ...
Jan 30, 2011 · Ten years on from the earthquake that devastated the north-western Indian state of Gujarat, the BBC finds an economic powerhouse has risen from the rubble of this once neglected backwater.
The powerful earthquake that struck the Kutch area in Gujarat at 8:46 am on 26 January 2001 has been the most damaging earthquake in the last five decades in India. The M7.9 quake caused a large loss of life and property.
What? An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale. When? Friday 26th January 2001 at 08:46 local time. Where? The earthquake occurred in north-western India. The epicentre was close to the small desert town of Bhuj in the north-western state of Gujarat. Why? India lies on a collision margin.
