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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]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Kuril Islands, on June 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). [79] A magnitude 6.7 struck southern Peru, on June 26 at a depth of 24.0 km (14.9 mi).This is aftershock of the magnitude 8.4. [80] A magnitude 6.1 struck central East Pacific Rise, on June 26 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). [81]
The reason for the intensity and high frequency of earthquakes is the Indian plate driving into Asia at a rate of approximately 47 mm/year. [1] The following is a list of major earthquakes which have occurred in India , including those with epicentres outside India that caused significant damage or casualties in the country.
Bohol 6.8 VII 6 dead, >200 injured 1990 Bohol Sea earthquake [17] 1990 June 14 15:41 Panay 7.1 VIII 8 dead, 41 injured 1990 Panay earthquake [14] 1990 July 16 16:26 Luzon 7.8 IX 2,412 dead, 3,000 injured 1990 Luzon earthquake [10] [14] 1994 November 14 03:15 Mindoro 7.1 VII 81 dead, 225 injured 1994 Mindoro earthquake [10] [14] 1999 December 12 ...
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Earthquakes in 2001–2010 Strongest magnitude 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Deadliest 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 227,898 Total fatalities 792,667 Number by magnitude 9.0+ 1 8.0–8.9 12 7.0–7.9 141 6.0–6.9 1,454 5.0–5.9 16,500 2011–2020 → The following is a list of significant earthquakes for the period 2001–2010, listing earthquakes of ...
It was the deadliest earthquake in the Philippines since the 7.8 magnitude 1990 Luzon earthquake. [56] Earlier that same year, Bohol was struck by an earthquake (on February 8, 1990) with an epicentre almost exactly the same as in 2013, [57] causing six fatalities and 200 injured.
26 January – The 7.7 M w Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured. [1] Late January – The UK-based human rights group Amnesty International urges the government to crack down on the widespread use of torture by police.