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2001 Gujarat earthquake

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The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26, 2001, India's 51st Republic Day, at 08:46 AM local time (3:16 UTC) and lasted for over two minutes.

The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India.

The earthquake reached a magnitude of between 7.6 and 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum felt intensity of X (Intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale.

The quake killed around 20,000 people (including 18 in South eastern Pakistan), injured another 167,000 and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.

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This was an intraplate earthquake, one that occurred at a distance from an active plate boundary, so the area was not well prepared.

The shock waves spread 700 km. 21 districts were affected and 600,000 people left homeless.

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Relief poured in from all over the world and over a longer period of time, the affected area was re-equipped with all the basic facilities along with state-of-the-art upgrades.

The result being that Bhuj, along with several small towns and villages, is now complete with a better hospital, town and first-aid center.

Also, several guidelines and rules were put into place by the Gujarat government for real-estate and construction businesses in foresight of another such event

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Thank you

By:

Lavanya Thammaiah .T.

Smart Class Co-ordinator

General Thimayya Public School

Madikeri.