Smritivana memorial park and museum dedicated to victims of the earthquake was built on top of bhujia. Observations from the bhuj earthquake of january 26, 2001 by s. Numerous reports and documents on the kutch earthquake have appeared in recent. While the earthquake was felt as far as nepal and in pakistan, its most heavy destruction was in the state of gujarat. Maximum number of death and damage was at bhuj, which was the epicentre of earthquake. The bhuj earthquake of january 26, 2001 struck at 8. Despite delayed government action, support of people brings hope.
India suffered a devastating earthquake on january 26, 2001. The 2001 gujarat earthquake, also known as the bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 january. Overview of the bhuj earthquake of 26th january 2001. Performance of buildings during the 2001 bhuj earthquake.
The republic day, bhuj earthquake of 26 january 2001. It aims to explain the different sources of damage that can be triggered by an earthquake and the conceptual method of earthquake resistant design. How the city of santa clara and san francisco water systems performed in 1906 and 1989. Gujarat kutch india earthquake of january 26, 2001 lifeline performance.
The january 26, 2001 earthquake a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7. Source parameters and tectonic implications of aftershocks of the mw 7. The earthquake killed between, and 20, people including 18 in southeastern pakistaninjured anotherand destroyed nearlyhomes. It was the second largest recorded earthquake in india, the. The most devastation earthquake in the last 150 years. The following are the major information relating to jan. However, an affirmative decision was made because of the benefits that the investigation would have with regard to the centers emphasis on earthquake loss reduction in the central united states. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information. The earthquake occurred on a blind thrust fault in western india, about 150 km northwest of the city of ahmedabad. Tomographic evidence for fluids at the hypocenter and its implications for rupture nucleation. About 90 percent of the deaths were in the largest district of kachchh, the. I am searching for bhuj earthquake 2001 acceleration time.
Three source documents for the development of the indian and. Andre1,2 abstract various studieswere carried out in the last years with the purpose of assessing natural hazard damages using remote sensing and photo interpretation techniques. It was the most powerful earthquake to strike india in half a century. Introduction 2 introduction 3 over,800 human lives were lost, and over 167,000 persons were injured during the earthquake table11. Interdisciplinary observations on the january 2001 bhuj. This is a reconnaissance report of the bhuj earthquake that struck kutch and other districts in the western state of gujarat, india on january 26, 2001.
The current designs of supporting structures of elevated water tanks are extremely vulnerable. On behalf of the world institute for disaster risk management drm, krishna s. 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 bhuj earthquake of 2001, massive earthquake that occurred on jan. According to the us geological survey, the intensity of. The temple has been subjected to severe earthquake damage during the earthquake of 1819 and the bhuj earthquake of 2001.
Interdisciplinary observations on the january 2001 bhuj, gujarat. The gujarat earthquake 2001 experience in a seismically. The performance of buildings during the january 26, 2001, earthquake in the kachchh region of the province of gujarat in india is discussed. 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. A majority of the buildings in the earthquake region were either of loadbearing ma. The earthquake may have occurred on the kachchh mainland fault, which extends from the region of the epicenter westward. Epicentre 20 km north east of bhuj, the headquarter of kutch.
Pdf identification of loriya fault, its reactivation due. It was not just in bhuj or anjar in kutch that the government couldnt direct available. Geological survey, this quake was a complex earthquake, involving a small event followed by the larg. I am searching for bhuj earthquake 2001 acceleration time history data. Observations from the bhuj earthquake of january 26, 2001. The earthquake resistant design of structures 2nd edition pdf file has been uploaded to our online repository for the safer downloading of the file.
Performance of buildings during the 2001 bhuj earthquake jag mohan humar, david lau, and jeanrobert pierre abstract. Indian gujarat earthquake, 26 january 2001 youtube. The earthquake occurred on a blind thrust fault in western india. As stated earlier, many researchers have addressed the 2001 bhuj earthquake m w 7. The gujarat earthquake is also known as the bhuj earthquake. The bhuj earthquake district of kutch, state of gujarat. The 2001 gujarat earthquake, also known as the bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 january, indias 52nd republic day, at 08. The known number killed by the earthquake is 20,005, with 166,000 injured, of whom 20,717 were seriously injured. These three meteorological observatories and epicenter of the 2001 bhuj main earthquake are shown figure 2in. The earthquake epicenter was about 70 kilometers northeast of the city of bhuj. The powerful earthquake that struck the kutch area in gujarat at 8. The decision to send a team of earthquake engineering researchers and seismologists half way around the world to investigate a tragic earthquake was indeed a difficult one to make considering the circumstances. Here, an t a tempt is made to examine omoris decay law for long ongoing aftershock sequence of 2001 bhuj earthquake m w 7. Bhuj, the district collectors office suffered severe damage, and the.
The earthquake was felt as far away as delhi in the north, kolkata in the east and chennai in the south. Introduction on the morning of january 26, 2001, just when india was celebrating her 51st republic day, an earthquake of 6. The gujarat earthquake 2001 asian disaster reduction center. 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. The indian meteorological department estimated the intensity of the earthquake at 6. Vatsa joined a mission organized by the earthquake engineering research institute, oakland, ca and visited. A manual containing systems and procedures to assist municipal and. Kutch often spelled kachch is the northwestern part of the indian state of gujarat, divided from the main part of the state by the arabian sea and a stretch of salt marshes. The richter scale earthquake measured the magnitude of the quake between 7. The devastating earthquake that struck the kutch area of gujarat, india on january 26. Is there any standard format for damage assessment for rescuerelief purpose. The republic day, bhuj earthquake of 26 january 2001 the powerful earthquake that struck the kutch area in gujarat at 8. Bhuj earthquake india 2001 a complete study civildigital. Smritivan 2001 gujarat earthquake memorial garden in.
Major damage was caused almost entirely by soil liquefaction in the alluvium. Bhuj earthquake on january 26th, 2001, at approximately 8. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. National information centre of earthquake engineering. Pdf the decision to send a team of earthquake engineering. Interdisciplinary observations on the january 2001 bhuj, gujarat earthquake. The city of bhuj and kutch district 26 statelevel response 33 assistance by the government of india and state governments 40 assistance by the domestic and international community 46 damage and destruction. Earthquakeresistant design of structures 2nd edition pdf. The bhuj, india earthquake of 26 january 2001 the institution of. What was the cause of the earthquake in gujarat 2001. Seismological data are taken for the period from 2001 to 2010 and rainfall data are taken for two decades, one decade before the 2001 main shock. Northbrook, il the devastating earthquake that struck the kutch area of gujarat, india on january 26, 2001, indias republic day, was the most severe natural disaster to afflict india since her independence in 1947. Goi, as well as the documents submitted to the assessment mission, the gog has.
Gujarat earthquake 26 january 2001 earthquake of magnitude 6. Whereas no two earthquakes and their resulting consequences are identical, similarities between the new madrid and bhuj earthquakes, as noted is. Indian standard time and had a richter magnitude of 7. The earthquake which struck indias western state of gujarat at 08. English news and press release on india about earthquake.
On 26 january 2001, an earthquake struck the kutch district of gujarat at 8. It is manifested in the form of coseismic ground fissures cracks and upheaval of land in the form of. Response spectrum of linear elastic system for 2001 bhuj earthquake one of the central problem of engineering seismology is the calculation of the behaviour of a structure subjected to a given ground motion. The earthquake resulted in about 17,000 fatalities, 150,000 injuries and left more than 500,000 homeless in the stricken areas. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Abstract the bhuj, india, earthquake of 26 january 2001, ms 7. 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. Civildigital civil engineering articles civil engineering articles for mobile bhuj earthquake india 2001 a complete study bhuj earthquake india gujarat. A preliminary study on rainfall pattern before and after. Liquefaction hazard zonation, case study bhuj, india. It was the administration that was knocked out by the earthquake.
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