Question

Quetta earthquake history in Hindi

Answer 1

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The 1935 Quetta earthquake (Urdu: بلوچستان زلزلہ‎) occurred on 31 May between 2:33 am and 3:40 am at Quetta, Balochistan, British India (now part of Pakistan). The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 Mw [3] and anywhere between 30,000 and 60,000 people died from the impact.[2] This ranked as the deadliest earthquake that hit South Asia until the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.[3] The quake was centred 4 km south-west of Ali Jaan, Balochistan, British India

Explanation:

Quetta and its neighbouring towns lie in the most active seismic region of Pakistan atop the Chaman and Chiltan faults. Movement on the Chaman Fault[4] resulted in an earthquake early in the morning on 31 May 1935 estimated anywhere between the hours of 2:33 am[3] and 3:40 am[5] which lasted for three minutes with continuous aftershocks. Although there were no instruments good enough to precisely measure the magnitude of the earthquake, modern estimates cite the magnitude as being a minimum of 7.7 Mw  and previous estimates of 8.1 Mw  are now regarded as an overestimate. The epicentre of the quake was established to be 4-kilometres south-west of the town of Ali Jaan in Balochistan, some 153-kilometres away from Quetta in British India. The earthquake caused destruction in almost all the towns close to Quetta, including the city itself, and tremors were felt as far as Agra, now in India. The largest aftershock was later measured at 5.8 Mw  occurring on 2 June 1935.[3] The aftershock, however, did not cause any damage in Quetta, but the towns of Mastung, Maguchar and Kalat were seriously affected.[3]