Earthquake data

EARTHQUAKE DATA

Many places in India have been victims of earthquakes besides other major earthquakes. The damage due to the major earthquakes are:

• On the morning of 8 October 2005, a major earthquake struck the Indo-Pakistan border with a magnitude of 7.6. It felt severely in Pakistan, northern India and eastern afganistan. Due to this earthquake more than 50,000 people lost their lives.
• On 26 January 2001, there was a major earthquake in Gujarat. More than 90,000 people lost their lives in this earthquake.
• A powerful earthquake occur on Latur, Osmanabad (Maharashtra) on 30 September 1933 during midnight. In this earthquake more than 10,000 people lost their lives.

EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS

• Buildings should be designed and built to withstand ground shaking. When a building is built, the first factor to be considered is the type of soil on which it is being built. Landfills and reclaimed areas are more dangerous.
• Architectural and engineering input should be out together to improve building design and building practices.
• Intensive analysis of soils must be done before starting construction, no construction of buildings should be done on soft soil.
• Building norms should be followed as far as quality of the material used is concern.
• Existing big buildings such as hospitals, schools and fire stations should be upgraded by retro-fitting techniques.
• Construction of the buildings should be avoided in the areas prone to fires, floods, landslides, earthquakes and cyclones.