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Earthquakes in the History of Gujarat : The enced 66 moderate earthquakes in which no loss
Rann of Kachchh of Gujarat lies in the very high- of life was reported. The following table shows
risk zone number 5. the occurence of earthquakes in Gujarat.

Between 1845 and 1956 Kachchh had experi-
OCCURRENCE OF EARTHQUAKES IN GUJARAT

Date Location Magnitude on Richter Scale Remarks
16-6-1819 Kachchh 8.5 Bhuj was ruined, 2000 people died.
Indus changed its course. Allaha
Bund a fault was created.
21-7-1956 Anjar (Kachchh) 7.0 115 people died and 414 people were
injured.

23-3-1970 Bharuch 6.0 26 persons were killed, 200 injured.
26-1-2001 Bhuj and neighbourhood 7.8 More than 25,000 persons died, huge
loss of life.
WHAT TO DO DURING
AN EARTHQUAKE ZONE 1
ZONE 2
There are number of things ZONE 3
you can do during an ZONE 4
ZONE 5
earthquake. Everyone, CHINA
everywhere, should learn PAKISTAN TIBET
and practice what to do to
stay safe during an earth- NEPAL
quake. Here are some life BHUTAN
saving guidelines.
1. Try to get out of the Tropic of Caner
high-rise building. If MYANMAR
you can’t get out safely,
hide under a desk or a BANGLADESH
study table. Cover your BAY
ARABIAN OF
face and head to SEA BENGAL
protect them from
falling objects. ZONE 1 Intensity 5 or below
(moderate)
2. If you are outdoors get ZONE 2 Intensity 6 (strong)
ZONE 3 Intensity 7 (very strong)
into an open area, ZONE 4 Intensity 8 (destructive)
away from trees, (INDIA) LAKSHADWEEP ZONE 5 Intensity 9 and above
(very disastrous)
buildings and power-
lines. In a hilly terrain,
SRI
it is advisable to stay LANKA
away from slopes. I N D I A O C E A N

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