Smritivan is memorial garden dedicated to victims of 2001 gujarat earthquake, situated near bhujia fort on bhujia hill, bhuj, kutch, gujarat, india date 6 march 2016, 15. The earthquake was felt as far away as delhi in the north, kolkata in the east and chennai in the south. On january 26, 2001, an extremely severe earthquake struck the state of gujarat in western india at 8. The district was affected by tropical cyclone in 1998 and the earthquake in 2001. The fault propagation pattern of the bhuj earthquake shows that the energy is released in the region along the existing faults and the epicentral location of bhuj earthquake lies very near to the kutch mainland fault paul and kamal, 2001 19 and indicates that kmf may have relation to the earthquake. The basic idea is to create threedimensional pictures of the existing faults which will help us understand them better. Rammed earththe relevance of rammed earth in hot arid. The city of ahmedabad, the commercial capital of gujarat. Seismicreflection images of the crust beneath the 2001 m 7. The earthquake devastated the district of kutch in the northwestern part of the state, and many other districts of the state also suffered terrible human and property losses. The 1819 rann of kutch earthquake occurred at about 18. The isoseismal map figure 1 for the kutch earth quake of january 26th, 2001 m 6.
Kutch mitra newspaper is gujarati language newspaper in india. The 2001 gujarat earthquake, also known as the bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 january, indias 52nd republic day, at 08. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Aftershocks of bhuj earthquake and seismotectonics of kutch 387 2. The kutch earthquake of 26 january 2001, was one of the most severe disasters in recent times.
The worst effected areas of the 2001 gujarat earthquake were. The bhuj earthquake district of kutch, state of gujarat. When a horrifying earthquake in 2001 reduced large parts of the 16thcentury city of bhuj to rubble, residents shook their heads with disbelief, awed at the prospect of reconstruction. Jan 26, 2001 a major earthquake struck gujarat, india, on 26 january 2001 at 08. The january 26, 2001 earthquake a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7. On 26 january 2001, an earthquake struck the kutch district of gujarat at 8. Basement configuration from magnetotelluric studies in bhuj. Earthquake in india the indian sub continent lies upon the indian plate this plate is moving at about 5 c. Festivals ceremonies and customs download ebook pdf. The region has experienced few large earthquakes in 1819, 1845 and 1956 in the recent past and a devastating earthquake of mw 7. Rehabilitation has been the main reason which has a major impact on the type of construction in kutch whether after partition or the severe earthquake of 2001 masonry structures chapter 11.
Earlier, he was secretary, national disaster management authority. Gujarat earthquake emergency update dec 2002 india. While the earthquake was felt as far as nepal and in pakistan, its most heavy destruction was in the state of gujarat. The gujarat earthquake 2001 experience in a seismically unprepared area. Jan 25, 20 51st republic day on january 26, 2001 background. Shikhara in a jain canopy at mundra, kutch destroyed in. The 26th january 2001 bhuj earthquake was followed by intense aftershock activity. It was a powerful earthquake with a high stress drop of about 20 mpa. The gujarat earthquake is also known as the bhuj earthquake. 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. 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. This paper presents a study of the damage due to the m w 7. Shikhara in a jain canopy at mundra, kutch destroyed in 2001 earthquake.
The seismicity map of the region clearly indicates that aftershock activity is still considerable in the kachchh region after the 2001 bhuj earthquake chopra et al. Before the occurrence of this catastrophic earthquake of kutch, gujarat india the cosmic ray has shown anomaly before 70 hours of triggering of earthquake on 26th january 2001. Isoseismals for the kutch earthquake of 26th january 2001 indian. The earthquake caused an area of subsidence that formed the sindri lake and a local. Epicentre 20 km north east of bhuj, the headquarter of kutch. 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. Date, time, year, magnitude, deathtolls heritage sites destroyed pictorial description of the affected areas cities changed due to the earthquakes precautionary measures taken to counter similar earthquakes. Pdf the gujarat earthquake 2001 experience in a seismically. The epicentre was about 9 km southsouthwest of the village of chobari in bhachau taluka of kutch district of gujarat, india. The earthquake caused a heavy toll of about 20,000 dead, more than 60,000 injured, 200,000 people homeless, and more than u. Export a ris file for endnote, procite, reference manager, zotero, mendeley. National information centre of earthquake engineering iit.
Isoseismals for the kutch earthquake of 26th january 2001. Also covers the devastating earthquake of january 2001. Architecture for kutch download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The kutch earthquake 2001 recollections, lessons and insights pramod k. The distribution of early aftershocks indicates a rupture plane of 2025 km radius at depths of 1045 km along an ewtrending and southdipping. In the aftermath of the earthquake in bhuj, abhiyan as it is popularly called constituted a. Epicenters of the aftershock are plotted on a map depicting active faults. He was secretary to government of india, ministry of agriculture during 200608.
Comparable events are the new madrid earthquakes of 18111812, the charleston earthquake of 1886, and the. No casualty or damage to property was reported in the quake, which occurred at around 2. Gps derived crustal deformation analysis of kachchh, zone of. 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. The straight line shows a pseudofault with strike and length from yagi and kikuchi. The phenomenon was recorded during the kutch, gujarat, earthquake of 2001. Feb 23, 20 bhuj earthquake and its tectonic setting the mw7. The focal mechanism of the 2001 earthquake is also shown. The 2001 gujarat earthquake, as the reports say, was an intraplate earthquake which took place due to the collision of the tectonics plates. Sunearthcosmic connection to understand early warning of. The republic day, bhuj earthquake of 26 january 2001. The statistics of the bhuj earthquake population are examined to investigate the proximity of the system to the critical state, defined through an ent. The state saw rapid industrialization and growth in.
Map of the kutch area showing the epicentre usgs of 2001 bhuj earthquake. Aftershocks of 26th january 2001 bhuj earthquake and. Effects of local geology on damage severity during bhuj. The effect was particularly severe in the kutch district. Shikhara in a jain canopy at mundra, kutch destroyed. A major earthquake struck gujarat, india, on 26 january 2001 at 08. Seismicreflection images of the crust beneath the 2001 m. In addition the region surrounding bhuj has been probed earlier with number of mt profiles and the subsurface structure is well constrained from hydrocarbon. Basement configuration from magnetotelluric studies in. Earthquake in kutch, gujarat january 26, 2001 sub topics. Damage to a lesser extent also occurred in the adjoining states of madhya pradesh, maharashtra and rajasthan in india and in sindh province, pakistan. 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. All the aftershocks of magnitude 5 and 70% of those ranging between.
The earthquake caused a heavy toll of about 20,000 dead, more than 60,000 injured, 200,000 people homeless, and loss of more than rs. Kutch literally means something which intermittently becomes wet and dry. Gps derived crustal deformation analysis of kachchh, zone. Community hospital medical response volume 17 issue 4 nobhojit. 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. 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. A seismological report on the 26 january 2001 bhuj, india. Five years after that unforgettable morning, this book. The very beginnings of hunnarshala lie in the 2001 earthquake. An engrossing and vivid eyewitness account of the grandeur and splendour of the kutch state including customs of the royal family. Bhuj earthquake on january 26th, 2001, at approximately 8. Overview of the bhuj earthquake of 26th january 2001. Aftershock data from united states geological survey usgs utilized in this study encompasses three months period from 26th january to 26th april 2001.
The other unit includes highland and occupies the southern part of kutch. National information centre of earthquake engineering. The rann is known for its marshy salt flats which become snow white after the shallow water. Community hospital medical response volume 17 issue 4 nobhojit roy, hemant shah, vikas patel, r. Giving a grim reminder of the killer 2001 earthquake which rocked kutch region, a quake measuring 4. The indian meteorological department estimated the intensity of the earthquake at 6. Tectonic framework of the kachchh earthquake of january 26, 2001. Ground deformation and acceleration due to the kutch, gujarat, western india earthquake of 26 january 2001 23. Study of the epicentral trends and depth sections for. Damage observed during the kutch earthquake of 26th january 2001 is classi ed according to the type of structure. The bhuj, india earthquake of 26 january 2001 the institution of. Tectonic framework of the kachchh earthquake of january. 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. Kachchh earthquake rehabilitation hunnarshala foundation.
Geological setting geomorphologically the kutch region can be divided into two main units. Smritivan 2001 gujarat earthquake memorial garden in. 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. Festivals ceremonies and customs download ebook pdf, epub. Earthquake recorded in parts of kutch district of gujarat. Three seismic lines a, b, c are shown as thick solid lines with corresponding shot points open circles. The same word is also used in sanskrit origin for a tortoise.