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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.. The intraplate earthquake measured 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale and occurred at 17.4 km (10.8 mi) depth. It had a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.The earthquake killed 13,805 to 20,023 people (including 18 in ...
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
The Gujarat Earthquake 2001 Asian Disaster Reduction Center estimates place direct economic losses at $1.3 billion.
Sep 30, 2013 · Bhuj Earthquake India – Aerial View. Gujarat : Disaster on a day of celebration : 51st Republic Day on January 26, 2001. 7.9 on the Richter scale.
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.
Jan 26, 2001 · 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 30, 2011 · Some 20,000 people died in the quake that struck Gujarat in January 2001
Jan 10, 2023 · The Republic Day, Bhuj Earthquake of 26 January 2001 : 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.
Tectonic Summary. The January 26, 2001, M 7.7 earthquake near Gujarat, India, occurred as the result of shallow oblique reverse faulting within the continental crust of the India plate, near the India-Eurasia plate boundary where there is both transform and convergent motion.
Feb 28, 2001 · Background. On January 26, at approximately 8:46 AM local time, an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter Scale occurred in western India. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) places the ...
