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7 unusual facts about 2001 Gujarat earthquake


2001 Gujarat earthquake

Considerable damage also occurred in Bhachau and Anjar with hundreds of villages flattened in Taluka of Anjar, Bhuj & Bhachau.

During the break-up of Gondwana in the Jurassic, this area was affected by rifting with a roughly west-east trend.

Pramod Kamble

During calamities he collected donations from common people sketching them on the streets of Ahmednagar city and donated the amounts to relief funds of Killari earthquake, Bhuj earthquake and Kargil war respectively.

Ram Singh Sodho

One son Dileep Singh moved there around 2001, but died in Bhuj during the 2001 Gujarat earthquake.

Ratnal

The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26, 2001, India's 51st Republic Day, at 08:46 AM local time (3:16 UTC) and lasted for over two minutes.

ShelterBox

The first consignment of 143 boxes was sent to earthquake victims of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake.

Sinugra

After the earthquake of 26 January 2001 all the temples and Chabutro have been rehabilitated to their past glory by donations from the Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya community.



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