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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.
Jun 6, 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.
Nov 12, 2022 · The 2001 Gujarat Earthquake was one of the devastating natural disasters India has ever experienced. With hundreds of thousands of people trapped, wounded, and homeless, Pramukh Swami Maharaj...
Jan 10, 2023 · 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.
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.
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 27, 2001 · Devastating earthquake strikes western state of Gujarat in India; more than 2,300 people are confirmed dead, and total could rise by thousands; rescue teams work under floodlights, often with...
Jan 26, 2016 · Fifteen years after the killer 2001 quake measuring 7.7 on Richter scale shook the ground beneath our feet, a resilient Gujarat rose against all odds to limp back to life.
The tremor, measuring between 6.9 and 7.9 on the Richter scale, hit many parts of Gujarat at 8.46 am and was felt across India as well as neighbouring Pakistan and Nepal.
