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The 2001 Gujarat earthquake, also known as the Bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 January, India's 52nd Republic Day, at 08:46 AM IST and lasted for over 2 minutes. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India.
The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India. The intraplate earthquake reached 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
The cause of the Gujarat earthquake on Jan. 26, 2001 was stress from the Indian plate pushing north into the Eurasian plate. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, this quake was a complex earthquake, involving a small event followed by the larger and more destructive earthquakes two seconds later.
In neighbouring Pakistan, at least eight people died, including two children in the city of Hyderabad who were killed when their home collapsed. The death toll in the Gujarat earthquake eventually rose to 25,000. A million people were left homeless.
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The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India. The intraplate earthquake reached 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
The cause of the Gujarat earthquake on Jan. 26, 2001 was stress from the Indian plate pushing north into the Eurasian plate. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, this quake was a complex earthquake, involving a small event followed by the larger and more destructive earthquakes two seconds later.
In neighbouring Pakistan, at least eight people died, including two children in the city of Hyderabad who were killed when their home collapsed. The death toll in the Gujarat earthquake eventually rose to 25,000. A million people were left homeless.
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