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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.
Floods are the most common natural disaster in India. The heavy southwest monsoon rains cause the Brahmaputra and other rivers to distend their banks, often flooding surrounding areas. Though they provide rice paddy farmers with a largely dependable source of natural irrigation and fertilisation, the floods can kill thousands and displace millions.
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (2 C, 38 P) A. ... Pages in category "Natural disasters in India" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
2001 Gujarat earthquake: India Earthquake January 26 2002 1,200 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes: Afghanistan March 25 2003 72,000 2003 European heat wave: Europe Heat wave July – August 2004 227,898 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Maldives, Somalia Earthquake, Tsunami December 26 2005 86,000–87,351
1869 Cachar earthquake; 1881 Nicobar Islands earthquake; 1885 Kashmir earthquake; 1897 Assam earthquake; 1905 Kangra earthquake; 1930 Dhubri earthquake; 1934 Nepal–India earthquake; 1947 Assam earthquake; 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake; 1956 Anjar earthquake; 1980 Nepal earthquake; 1984 Cachar earthquake; 1988 Nepal earthquake; 1988 Myanmar ...
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 (Kachchh) District of Gujarat , India .
The Mw6.7 earthquake was caused by a strike slip fault in a plate boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plate along the Southern Asian region. The focal mechanism that resulted in the earthquake was the Indian plate colliding with the Eurasian plate at a speed of 48mm/yr. [2] The depth of the epicenter of the earthquake was determined to be 55 km by the USGS.
Timeline of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami; List of Indian tornadoes This page was last edited on 22 September 2017, at 22:51 (UTC). ...