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  1. 2001 Gujarat earthquake

    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 ...

  2. Bhuj earthquake of 2001

    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 throughout much of northwestern India and parts of Pakistan.The moment magnitude of the quake was 7.7 (6.9 on the Richter scale).In addition to killing more than 20,000 people and injuring more than 150,000 others, the quake ...

  3. Gujarat Earthquake 2001: Case Study

    Gujarat Earthquake 2001: Case Study. Introduction. Gujarat is a state in the north western part of India. Beneath India, the Indo-Australian and the Eurasian Plate are moving towards each other at about 2cm per year. Both plates are continental, so this is a compressional boundary where both the plates are pushed up to form fold mountains The ...

  4. Bhuj Earthquake India 2001

    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. According to the US Geological Survey, the intensity of the quake was 7.7 Richter.

  5. PDF THE GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE 2001

    US$920,000 as emergency aid and reconstruction. $2 million in aid -- $1.3 million to help furnish basic necessities to quake victims and $660,000 to Canadian and Indian relief organizations and the Red Cross. $602,000 in disaster relief; separately, China's Red Cross offered $50,000.

  6. Resilient reconstruction: 20 years after Gujarat earthquake

    Resilient reconstruction: 20 years after Gujarat earthquake. 26 January 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 ...

  7. Gujarat Earthquake 2001

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  8. PDF Observations From the Bhuj Earthquake of January 26, 2001

    This Gujarat earthquake was considered to be the largest intraplate earthquake, not associated with a sub-duction zone, since the 1811-1812 events. ... 2001 earthquake was a case of history repeating itself 182 years later. Captain McMerdo described in his letter how the ground water level rose in most places and how the under-ground water ...

  9. Rising from the Rubble: Reconstruction and Rehabilitation After the

    26 January 2001, India's 51st Republic Day, took on a different significance as a massive earthquake struck the state of Gujarat. The 6.9-magnitude earthquake was the worst to hit the state in the last half century. ... Project Results and Case Studies; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. Public Sector Financing; Private Sector Financing; Financing ...

  10. (PDF) Site Effects: Case Study of the 2001 Bhuj Earthquake damages in

    PDF | On Nov 6, 2015, Dr. B Sairam and others published Site Effects: Case Study of the 2001 Bhuj Earthquake damages in the Ahmedabad city, Gujarat, India | Find, read and cite all the research ...

  11. (PDF) The Bhuj Earthquake of 2001

    Particle motion of P and S waves suggest near-vertical ray paths. We present a preliminary analysis of aftershocks of the Mw=7.7 Republic Day (26 January) 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, India ...

  12. (PDF) The Gujarat Earthquake (2001) Experience in a Seismically

    Armenia: A case study. A nn Emerg Med 1990; 19:891-897. 9. Nakayama S, Okada N, ... Several earthquakes such as the Gujarat earthquake 2001 with magnitude 6.9 [1], Kashmir earthquake 2005 with ...

  13. The Reconstruction of Bhuj: Reflecting on the Planning Process

    1. Bhuj, a town of about 250,000 currently (150,000 at the time of the quake), is the headquarters of the district of Kutch (in the state of Gujarat, India), the theater of the maximum destruction in the quake. The epicenter was near Bhuj, by virtue of which, the earthquake is often referred to as the Bhuj earthquake. 2.

  14. Gujarat Earthquake 2001

    Teja Malladi, Garima Jain, in Case Studies in Disaster Mitigation and Prevention, 2023. Case Summary. India has suffered many extreme events in the past, both climatic and non-climatic, but it was only after the 1999 Super cyclone, 2001 Gujarat earthquake, and 2004 Tsunami that institutional action for long-term risk reduction was orchestrated.

  15. PDF Intensity Based Casualty Models: Case Study Of Bhuj and Latur

    The Latur earthquake of 1993 (M6.2) occurred at 3.53 AM and killed 7,635 persons in 52 villages in the state of Maharashtra. This being a winter night time, most people were sleeping indoors at the time, which caused high casualty rates. Being a shallow focus earthquake, the affected area was rather small.

  16. Geography Site: Gujarat Earthquake 2001. A case study

    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 ...

  17. Bhuj Earthquake ( 2001 Gujarat Earthquake ) : Location, Causes, Effects

    2. Bhuj Earthquake: The Event On January 26, 2001, India was all set to celebrate the 52nd Republic Day, so a massive earthquake struck Gujarat.. The Bhuj Earthquake, also known as the 2001 Gujarat Earthquake, occurred at 8:46 a.m.. The epicenter was at Bhuj, which is the District headquarters of Kutch district in the state of Gujarat.. The earthquake was mighty and recorded 6.9 Mb on the ...

  18. Case Study: Bhuj, India 2001

    Case Study: Bhuj, India 2001 The powerful earthquake that struck the Kutch area in Gujarat at 8:46 a.m. on January 26th, 2001 has been the most damaging earthquake in the last five decades in India. The magnitude 7.9 quake caused a large loss of life and property.

  19. Bhuj Earthquake

    The Bhuj earthquake, often called the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, struck on 26 January 2001. With a magnitude of 7.7, it affected parts of Gujarat, especially Bhuj. ... That is why the Bhuj earthquake 2001 case study is often cited worldwide in seismology and disaster management courses. It serves as a sudden reminder of the Earth's ...

  20. Earthquake prediction from high frequency groundwater level data: A

    One such study is being attempted with an aim to correlate the mechanism of change in groundwater level before the earthquake event with the available data set for 2001 Bhuj earthquake, Kachchh district of Gujarat. Bhuj earthquake, an intraplate earthquake of 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale with a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the ...

  21. Case Study of Gujarat Earthquake 2001

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    Earthquakes are one of the natural disasters with the greatest threat to human life, and since earthquake forecasting is not accurate, one of the important tasks of post-earthquake emergency response is to assess the earthquake damage in time and guide the decision-making of emergency rescue and relief materials distribution. The 3D seismic information sharing platform provided by Cesium ...

  23. Understanding the Impact of Minor Earthquakes A Case Study of the ...

    The earthquake that struck Santa Rosa on April 2nd, 2024, had a magnitude of 3.2 and occurred at a very shallow depth of 6 miles beneath the epicenter. While the quake was not strong enough to ...

  24. Fierce earthquake rattles Taiwan, killing 9 and injuring more than 1,000

    Hualien was last struck by a deadly quake in 2018 that killed 17 people and brought down a historic hotel. Taiwan's worst quake in recent years struck on Sept. 21, 1999, with a magnitude of 7.7 ...