Back زلزال كجرات 2001 Arabic ২০০১-এর গুজরাত ভূমিকম্প Bengali/Bangla Erdbeben in Gujarat 2001 German Terremoto de Guyarat de 2001 Spanish زمینلرزه ۲۰۰۱ گجرات Persian Gujaratin maanjäristys Finnish Séisme de 2001 au Gujarat French ૨૦૦૧ ગુજરાત ધરતીકંપ Gujarati गुजरात भूकम्प २००१ Hindi Terremoto del Gujarat del 2001 Italian
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| UTC time | 2001-01-26 03:16:40 |
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| ISC event | 1763683 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 26 January 2001 |
| Local time | 08:46 am IST |
| Duration | 85 seconds |
| Magnitude | 7.6 Mw |
| Depth | 17.4 kilometres (10.8 mi) |
| Epicenter | 23°23′17″N 70°19′34″E / 23.388°N 70.326°E[1] |
| Type | Oblique-slip, Intraplate |
| Areas affected | Gujarat, India and Sindh, Pakistan |
| Max. intensity | MMI XII (MSK-64 X) |
| Peak acceleration | 0.11 g |
| Aftershocks | 107 >Mw 4.0 (as of 31/12/2001) Strongest: Mwc 5.8 on 28 January |
| Casualties | 20,023 fatalities, 166,951 injuries |
The 2001 Gujarat earthquake, also known as the Bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 January at 08:46 am IST. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch district in Gujarat, India.[2][3] The earthquake had a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme).[4]
The intraplate earthquake measured 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale and occurred at a depth of 17.4 km (10.8 mi).[1] The earthquake killed at least 20,023 people, injured another 166,000 and destroyed about 400,000 buildings in Gujarat, India and Sindh, Pakistan.[5][6][7] The vast majority of deaths and damage were observed in Kutch district, while nearly 1,600 additional deaths occurred in the cities of Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Surendranagar, Surat, Gandhinagar and Vadodara.[8]
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