The Bhuj, India Earthquake of 26 January 2001

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Title: The Bhuj, India Earthquake of 26 January 2001
Abstract: A powerful earthquake rocked the western state of Gujarat in India at 08:46 hours (Indian Standard Time) on the 26th January 2001. The earthquake was estimated by USGS to have a Moment Magnitude of 7.9. The epicentre was reported to be near a major town called Bhuj in the Kachchh region of Gujarat. Fig.1 shows the location of the epicentre. In Fig.2 the location of the state of Gujarat is highlighted on the political map of India. Initial reports in the media indicated extensive damage to the civil engineering structures followed by reports on loss of life on a massive scale. This region is known to be seismically active and has seen a major earthquake in 1819 which had a similar magnitude to the current earthquake. That earthquake occurred along the Allah Bund fault and resulted in a major uplift of the ground surface. Ground movements of up to 9m vertically and 3.5m horizontally were reported by Bilham (1998) to have occurred due to that earthquake. More recently a major earthquake of Moment Magnitude 7 occurred with its epicentre close to Anjar in 1956.

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Publication Date: Jan. 1, 2005, 3:11 p.m.
Category: Geoscientific Information; information pertaining to earth sciences. Examples: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth s rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion
Regions: India
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