Geography- Pakistan’s Earthquake on 2005 The most unfortunate disaster happened in Pakistan on 8th October 2005 and was thought to be the strongest ever to hit the region in a century; a magnitude of 7.6 devastating earthquake occurred in the Himalayan region of northern Pakistan and Kashmir‚ moreover there was a 24 hours of aftershock‚ resulting a huge amount of damaged area across northern of Pakistan and border areas of India; buildings are flattened; the sights of massive triggering landslides
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was the earthquake damaging and devastating‚ but the quake was also the cause of a correlated tsunami that caused even more damage and destruction to the area. “This earthquake is the largest event in the world in 40 years‚ and produced the most devastating tsunami recorded in history” (Lay). “Coastal communities across South Asia – and more than 4‚000 km away in Africa – were swept away and homes engulfed by waves up to 10 m high after the quake created a tsunami that sped across the ocean” (BBC
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The 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) 1-6 October‚ 2008 Goa‚ India Earthquake Risk Mitigation Strategies in India C. Ghosh National Institute of Disaster Management‚ New Delhi‚ India Keywords: Disaster Management‚ earthquake‚ mitigation‚ building codes‚ ABSTRACT: About 59% of India’s land area is under the threat of moderate to severe earthquake shaking intensity VII and higher. In the last 20 years‚ 8 major
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experienced in past 50 years. Leaving thousands seriously injured‚ bruised and handicapped; both physically‚ psychologically and economically. The epicenter of the quake was located at 23.6 north Latitude and 69.8 east Longitude‚ about 20 km Northeast of Bhuj Town of the Kutch district in Western Gujarat. At a depth of only 23 kms below surface this quake generated intense shaking which was felt in 70% region of India and far beyond in neighbouring Pakistan and Nepal too. This was followed by intense after
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village of Chobari[3] in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat‚ India.[4] The earthquake reached a magnitude of between 7.6 and 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum felt intensity of X (Intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The quake killed around 20‚000 people (including 18 in South eastern Pakistan)‚ injured another 167‚000 and destroyed nearly 400‚000 homes.[5] This was an intraplate earthquake‚ one that occurred at a distance from an active plate boundary‚ so the area was
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Gurgaon falls under the high-risk Seismic zone IV making it susceptible to earthquakes CONSTRUCTION OF EARTHQUAKE RESISTENT BUILDINGS IN SEISMIC ZONES OF INDIA Earthquakes occur due to movements along faults that have evolved through geological and tectonic processes. Often they occur without any prior warning and are‚ therefore‚ unpredictable. The large area of India is prone to earthquake. The construction of earthquake resistant building is the only solution for safeguarding our urban centres
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Running head: Fundamentals of Disaster Management in the context of Pakistan … Term Paper “Fundamentals of Disaster Management in the context of Pakistan” Junaid Ahmad Fundamental of Disaster Management MSDM2012 Shah Nasir Khan Dec 17th Jan 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page ABSTRACT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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What is Earthquake An earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault. The tectonic plates are always slowly moving‚ but they get stuck at their edges due to friction. When the stress on the edge overcomes the friction‚ there is an earthquake that releases energy in waves that travel through the earth’s crust and cause the shaking that we feel.( readanddigest.com/what-is-an-earthquake) The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake)[6][9] killed more than 8‚800 people and injured
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ijcrb.webs.com INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS JUNE 2011 VOL 3‚ NO 2 Role and Performance of Government and NGOs in Relief Assistance: A Case Study of 2005 Earthquake61 Khalil Ahmad(Corresponding author) Assistant Professor of Economics University of the Punjab‚ Lahore Tanveer Ahmed Naveed Lecturer‚ Department of Economics University of Gujrat Sami Ullah Lecturer‚ Department of Economics University of Gujrat Tahir Rashid Ph. D. Scholar at Government College
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This was one of the most challenging disasters till date at Kedarnath so much so that even after few days also it was really tough for a human mind[->0] to calculate the loss. It made everyone busy. Media is covering as much as they can. Indian army‚ air force‚ navy all are focusing here to save the human lives. Still death[->1] is uncountable along with other losses. Analysis differs. While the administration insists that it was a natural calamity‚ environmentalists hold that this was a man-made
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