The deadliest stable continental region earthquake occurred near Bhuj on 26 January 2001

Authors
Rastogi, BK Gupta, HK Mandal, P Satyanarayana, HVS Kousalya, M Raghavan, R Jain, R Sarma, ANS Kumar, N Satyamurty, C
Citation
Bk. Rastogi et al., The deadliest stable continental region earthquake occurred near Bhuj on 26 January 2001, J SEISMOL, 5(4), 2001, pp. 609-615
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF SEISMOLOGY
ISSN journal
13834649 → ACNP
Volume
5
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
609 - 615
Database
ISI
SICI code
1383-4649(2001)5:4<609:TDSCRE>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A large destructive earthquake occurred on 26 January 2001 in the region of Kutch, Gujarat, in Western India, with magnitude Mw 7.7. The earthquake ca used very heavy damage and a large number of casualties with more than 20,0 00 deaths. A preliminary study of ground deformation, damage pattern and af tershock distribution is presented.