The gujarat earthquake was caused by movement on a previously unknown southdipping fault, trending parallel to the inferred rift structures. The very beginnings of hunnarshala lie in the 2001 earthquake. The epicentre was about 9 km southsouthwest of the village of chobari in bhachau taluka of kutch district of gujarat, india the intraplate earthquake reached 7. It was a powerful earthquake with a high stress drop of about 20 mpa. Epicenters of the aftershock are plotted on a map depicting active faults. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. 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. The earthquake caused an area of subsidence that formed the sindri lake and a local. Click download or read online button to get architecture for kutch book now. The bhuj earthquake district of kutch, state of gujarat india january 26, 2001. Seismicreflection images of the crust beneath the 2001 m 7.
The district was affected by tropical cyclone in 1998 and the earthquake in 2001. This paper presents a study of the damage due to the m w 7. The state saw rapid industrialization and growth in. In addition the region surrounding bhuj has been probed earlier with number of mt profiles and the subsurface structure is well constrained from hydrocarbon. It was reported that around 19,727 people were killed and more than 166,000 thousand people were injured. A major earthquake struck gujarat, india, on 26 january 2001 at 08. Bhuj earthquake india 2001 a complete study civildigital. The main shock occurred in the kutch rift basin with the epicenter to the north of bhachao village, at an estimated depth of 25 km imd. The earthquake caused a heavy toll of about 20,000 dead, more than 60,000 injured, 200,000 people homeless, and more than u. Isoseismals for the kutch earthquake of 26th january 2001. The major active faults have been mapped from satellite imagery. Isoseismals for the kutch earthquake of 26th january 2001 a sinvhal1, p r bose2, v prakash1, a bose3, a k saraf4 and h sinvhal4 1department of earthquake engineering, indian institute of technology, roorkee, 247 667, india 2department of civil engineering, delhi college of engineering, bawana road, delhi 110 042, india 3designers and planners combine, ag 57, shalimar bagh, delhi, 110 052, india. To understand the decay pattern of the postseismic deformation since 2001 earthquake, a composite time series has been generated using the 9 years of data together with the available results of reddy and sunil 2008 and chandrasekhar et al.
Our seismic image allows us to distinguish between the seismic structure at and. The 2001 gujarat earthquake took place on the 26th january when the republic day celebration was going on. Gps derived crustal deformation analysis of kachchh, zone. The gujarat earthquake 2001 experience in a seismically. Although not as popular a tourist destination as agra and rajasthan, foreign visitors will find a great deal of history, culture and nature in gujarat to enjoy. Coseismic surface features and their significance article pdf available in current science 8011 january 2001 with 2,083 reads how we measure reads. Beside these, the 2001 gujarat earthquake rendered 600,00 people homeless, with 348,000 houses destroyed and nearly 844,000 houses. Fifteen such public schools in the area had no apparent damage. Architecture for kutch download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. A seismological report on the 26 january 2001 bhuj, india. Seismicreflection images of the crust beneath the 2001 m. Advertising the basic idea is to create threedimensional pictures of the existing faults which will help us understand them better. It is situated in the lowlands between the rann marsh and the gulf of kachchh kutch.
Aftershocks of 26th january 2001 bhuj earthquake and. On 26 january 2001, an earthquake struck the kutch district of gujarat at 8. Smritivana memorial park and museum dedicated to victims of the earthquake was built on top of bhujia. Kachchh earthquake rehabilitation hunnarshala foundation. Shikhara in a jain canopy at mundra, kutch destroyed. These undulations near the katrol fault, kutch mainland fault and south wagad fault are quite evident. Bhuj earthquake of 2001, massive earthquake that occurred on jan. Basement configuration from magnetotelluric studies in. The gujarat earthquake is also known as the bhuj earthquake. The geological survey of india gsi established a twelvestation temporary microearthquake meq network to monitor the aftershocks in the epicenter area of the bhuj earthquake m w7. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
The gujarat earthquake 2001 anil kkumar sinha, senior technical advisor, asian disaster reduction center 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. A collective of kachchhs ngos, kutch nav nirman abhiyan was formed in 1998 as a response. The republic day, bhuj earthquake of 26 january 2001. National information centre of earthquake engineering. The 1819 rann of kutch earthquake occurred at about 18. The crustal properties associated with the epicentral region of the 2001 kutch earthquake are significant in light of the regional seismicity. On 1 november 1956, kutch state was merged with bombay state, which in 1960 was divided into the new linguistic states of gujarat and maharashtra, with kutch becoming part of gujarat state as kutch district. Although, the 26th january earthquake was followed by intense aftershock activity, no precursor activity was recorded in the kutch region. Gujarat earthquake emergency update dec 2002 india. Secondly, we also want to map if there are any hidden. The 2001 gujarat earthquake, also known as the bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 january, indias 52nd republic day, at 08. This paper presents a study of the damage due to the mw 7. The powerful earthquake that struck the kutch area in gujarat at 8.
Hut bhachau kutch, gujarat india, in earthquake 2001. It triggered a tsunami and caused at least 1,543 deaths. Earthquake recorded in parts of kutch district of gujarat. Shikhara in a jain canopy at mundra, kutch destroyed in 2001 earthquake. He played a crucial role in shaping the gsdma into a vibrant, dynamic and innovative organization, which received a number of prestigious international awards. According to the us geological survey, the intensity of the quake was 7. Epicentre 20 km north east of bhuj, the headquarter of kutch. The distribution of early aftershocks indicates a rupture plane of 2025 km radius at depths of 1045 km along an ewtrending and southdipping. All the aftershocks of magnitude 5 and 70% of those ranging between. The bhuj earthquake district of kutch, state of gujarat.
The indian meteorological department estimated the intensity of the earthquake at 6. The earthquake killed between, and 20, people including 18 in southeastern pakistaninjured anotherand destroyed nearlyhomes. The earthquake was felt as far away as delhi in the north, kolkata in the east and chennai in the south. Aftershock data from united states geological survey usgs utilized in this study encompasses three months period from 26th january to 26th april 2001. 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. Discussion several geological and geophysical studies have been carried out in and around bhuj earthquake epicentral e r gion soon after the bhuj earthquake of 2001. The january 26, 2001 earthquake a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7. Earthquake in india the indian sub continent lies upon the indian plate this plate is moving at about 5 c. The 26th january 2001 bhuj earthquake was followed by intense aftershock activity. Earlier to these studies the region has been covered by. 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 earthquake devastated the district of kutch in the northwestern part of the state, and. Investigation into damage to civil engineering structures. The 2001 earthquake in bhuj indiscriminately affected not just people but built heritage of the region too.
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