The bhuj earthquake district of kutch, state of gujarat. Balachandran introduction to epc and its involvement in bhuj the environmental planning collaborative epc, established in 1996, is a not for profit, private, professional planning and development management company. Epicentre 20 km north east of bhuj, the headquarter of kutch. Although, the 26th january earthquake was followed by intense aftershock activity, no precursor activity was recorded in the kutch region.
Mar, 2016 on the morning of january 26, 2001, the nations 52nd republic day, a devastating earthquake occurred in the kutch district of the state of gujarat. India suffered a devastating earthquake on january 26, 2001. The epicentre was about 9 km southsouthwest of the village of chobari in bhachau taluka of kutch district of gujarat, india. The 2001 gujarat earthquake, also known as the bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 january, indias 52nd republic day, at 08. Designers and planners combine, ag 57, shalimar bagh, 110 052, delhi, india. The earthquake was felt as far away as delhi in the north, kolkata in the east and chennai in the south. This is a reconnaissance report of the bhuj earthquake that struck kutch and other districts in the western state of gujarat, india on january 26, 2001. On 26 january 2001, an earthquake struck the kutch district of gujarat at 8.
English news and press release on india about earthquake. Abstract volume, international conference on seismic hazard with particular reference to bhuj earthquake of january 26, 2001 35 october 2001, imd, new delhi. Ist, a giant earthquake measuring between whopping 7. Pdf the genesis of the 2001 bhuj, india earthquake mw 7. The earthquake occurred on a blind thrust fault in western india, about 150 km northwest of the city of ahmedabad. The 2001 gujarat earthquake took place on the 26th january when the republic day celebration was going on. The distribution of seismicity in peninsular shield region from 1902 to 2001 show 12 earthquakes of m. As a result the relative motion of these plates is manifested in earthquakes and quake associated.
Geotechnical assessment and evaluation of the impact of. The revised map contained five zones, by merging zone 0 with zone 1, and zone 6. The death toll is expected to rise quickly as rescue teams flood into the worstaffected towns bhuj, in the state of gujarat, and the nearby city of ahmedabad. On behalf of the world institute for disaster risk management drm, krishna s. Pdf primary and secondary surface deformation related to the 2001 bhuj kachchh earthquake suggests that thrusting movement took place along an ew. The major active faults have been mapped from satellite imagery. The devastating earthquake that struck the kutch area of gujarat, india on january 26, 2001, indias republic day, was the most severe natural disaster to afflict india since her independence in 1947. Comparable events are the new madrid earthquakes of 18111812, the charleston earthquake of 1886, and the 1819 kachchh allah bund earthquake fig. The totals in each column above combine private sector and public sector asset. Epicenters of the aftershock are plotted on a map depicting active faults. Jan 25, 20 51st republic day on january 26, 2001 background. It was a powerful earthquake with a high stress drop of about 20 mpa.
The very beginnings of hunnarshala lie in the 2001 earthquake. The january 26, 2001 earthquake a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7. He played a crucial role in shaping the gsdma into a vibrant, dynamic and innovative organization, which received a number of prestigious international awards. It was reported that around 19,727 people were killed and more than 166,000 thousand people were injured. Isoseismals for the kutch earthquake of 26th january 2001. What exactly happened in 1819 rann of kutch earthquake. Effects of local geology on damage severity during bhuj. The 26th january 2001 bhuj earthquake was followed by intense aftershock activity.
Oct 18, 2004 this paper presents a study of the damage due to the m w 7. Beside these, the 2001 gujarat earthquake rendered 600,00 people homeless, with 348,000 houses destroyed and nearly 844,000 houses. The earthquake resulted in about 17,000 fatalities, 150,000 injuries and left more than 500,000 homeless in the stricken areas. The earthquake struck near the town of bhuj on the morning of indias annual republic day celebrating the creation of the republic of india in 1950, and it was felt. The kutch earthquake of 26 january 2001, was one of the most severe disasters in. Oct 27, 2014 there is still debate among geologists about what exactly happened. Coseismic surface features and their significance article pdf available in current science 8011 january 2001 with 2,083 reads how we measure reads. Strong ground motion at bhuj city thus, apart from making. This is the third report in the series for the period 1 august 2001 31 january 2002. A collective of kachchhs ngos, kutch nav nirman abhiyan was formed in 1998 as a response to a devastating cyclone that ravaged parts of gujarat. A major earthquake struck gujarat, india, on 26 january 2001 at 08. Damage observed during the kutch earthquake of 26th january 2001 is classi ed according to the type of structure. The energy ratio from kutch basin to deccan trap is 20.
The deadliest stable continental region earthquake occurred near. Injury epidemiology after the 2001 gujarat earthquake in. Impact of kutch earthquake on nonstructural elements and. Andre1,2 abstract various studieswere carried out in the last years with the purpose of assessing natural hazard damages using remote sensing and photo interpretation techniques. Bhuj earthquake of 2001, massive earthquake that occurred on jan. The earthquake struck near the town of bhuj on the morning of indias annual republic day celebrating the creation of the republic of india in 1950, and it was felt bhuj earthquake of 2001, massive earthquake that occurred on jan. The distribution of early aftershocks indicates a rupture plane of 2025 km radius at depths of 1045. Tectonic framework of the kachchh earthquake of january 26, 2001. Jan 26, 2001 a major earthquake struck gujarat, india, on 26 january 2001 at 08. The republic day, bhuj earthquake of 26 january 2001. A collective of kachchhs ngos, kutch nav nirman abhiyan was formed in 1998 as a response. The powerful earthquake that struck the kutch area in gujarat at 8. The indian meteorological department estimated the intensity of the earthquake at 6. Aftershocks of 26th january 2001 bhuj earthquake and.
Jan 26, 2001 english news and press release on india about earthquake. Gujarat earthquake reconstruction and rehabilitation policy gsdma. Nov 27, 2011 earthquake 2001 vdo by suman on aaj tak duration. The 2001 bhujkachchh earthquake was one of the largest events in the stable continental regions scr of the world. Feb 23, 20 people affected by earthquake many people were affected by the bhuj earthquake 2001 which was about 6. Kachchh earthquake rehabilitation hunnarshala foundation. Damage to a lesser extent also occurred in the adjoining states of madhya pradesh, maharashtra and rajasthan in india and in sindh province, pakistan. The last one hundred years seismicity data show kutch basin is seismically more active than deccan trap and the rest of the peninsular shield. Aftershock data from united states geological survey usgs utilized in this study encompasses three months period from 26th january to 26th april 2001. Evaluation of available geological data has allowed us to determine the tectonic framework of the kachchh rift basin krb, the host to the 1819 kachchh mw 7.
Injury epidemiology after the 2001 gujarat earthquake in india. The first quarterly report from 26 january 30 april 2001, and the second report covering the period 26 january 31 july 2001 were brought out earlier. The epicenter was located in the northeast of bhuj city and the quake affected over 8,792 villages in 171 talukas governmental administrative units of the 21 districts in gujarat 7, 8. The 1819 rann of kutch earthquake occurred at about 18. The last earthquake with its epicenter in india was the gujarat earthquake of january 26, 2001. Integration of disaster mitigation into planning and financing urban infrastructure after an earthquake b. Epicentres of the 1819 kutch and the 1956 anjar earthquakes are shown by solid dots. Kutch also has the largest proportion of scheduled caste people in.
Upper mantle instability and seismic activity of kutch and. Pdf in the absence of strong motion records, ground motion during the 26th january, 2001 kutch, india earthquake, has been estimated by. The epicentre of the quake was 22 kms northwest from bhachau town of district. National information centre of earthquake engineering iit. It has experienced some of the most devastating earthquakes in past with magnitude as high as 8. It is situated in the lowlands between the rann marsh and the gulf of kachchh kutch.
Bhuj earthquake india 2001 a complete study civildigital. Isoseismals for the kutch earthquake of 26th january 2001 indian. A manual containing systems and procedures to assist municipal and. The aina mahal, a palace built by rao lakhpatji in the 18th century and now a museum, is one of bhujs major tourist destinations. Raghu kanth department of civil engineering, indian institute of science, bangalore 560 012, india in the absence of near field strong motion records, the level of ground motion during the devastating 26 january 2001 earthquake has to be found by indirect means. Bhuj, city, northwestern gujarat state, westcentral india. Damage observed during the kutch earthquake of 26th january 2001 is. This damage pattern has been used to draw the isoseismal map on the basis of the intensity scale given in is 18932002 which covers only traditional one to two storey houses.
According to the us geological survey, the intensity of the quake was 7. Pdf strong ground motion estimation during the kutch, india. Vatsa joined a mission organized by the earthquake engineering research institute, oakland, ca and visited. Sinvhal a, bose p r, prakash v, bose a, saraf a k and sinvhal h 2001f isoseismals for the kutch earthquake of 26th january 2001, p 179182.
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