1997 Jabalpur earthquake

Earthquake in India 1997 Jabalpur earthquake 1997-05-21 22:51:28 usp00082nd 1028286 India Madhya Pradesh#India May 22, 1997 04:21 5.8 w y 38.7 km mi 0 on 23.1 80.14 region:IN_type:event inline,title Dip-slip India $37–143 million VIII 38–56 dead 1,000–1,500 injured 30,000 displaced The 1997 Jabalpur earthquake occurred on May 22, at 04:21:31 AM in Jabalpur District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The epicenter of the earthquake was located near Koshamghat village.HUDCO’s techno-financial assistance for rehabilitation/reconstruction programme for areas affected by natural disasters and calamities https://web.archive.org/web/20080225175404/http://www.hudco.org/disaster.htm 2008-02-25 Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited According to geologist Dr V. Subramanyan, former professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), the earthquake was caused by movement on the Narmada Fault.Dams don't cause earthquakes: Scientist The Times of Indiahttps://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20150511-nepal-earthquake-prediction-prevention-india-measures-818326-2015-05-01 Earthquake can neither be predicted nor prevented. What one can do is brace for it Damage and casualties Major damage occurred to structures in the Jabalpur District, Mandla District, Seoni District and Chhindwara District in Madhya Pradesh. Jabalpur and Mandla were the worst affected districts. A total of 887 villages were affected. Approximately 8,546 houses collapsed and nearly 52,690 houses were partially damaged. Some aftershock activity occurred, but they did not cause any additional damage. Longitudinal ground cracks were observed in some locations of the affected area. The affected region consisted of both rural and urban areas and the campus of the Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University was the worst affected structure in the urban area. Diagonal cracks occurred in walls, buildings were partially collapsed and the hostel for postgraduate students was severely damaged. Approximately 1,500 houses owned by the Indian Railways were damaged. In Jabalpur, a 500,000 gallon-capacity shaft-supported water tank for storage and distribution of drinking water sustained both horizontal cracking and diagonal cracking. Some earthen dams located in the districts of Jabalpur and Mandla reportedly developed longitudinal cracks. Relief efforts The search and rescue operation after the earthquake was relatively small. Only raw materials for food were supplied to the victims rather than cooked food because of the summer heat. The Indian Army was called in to aid. Many people were given cloth tents as temporary shelters. In rural areas persons whose houses had collapsed were provided with 18 wooden posts and 50 wooden purlins for reconstruction and cash assistance of 3,000 rupees. MPs belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decided to donate their one day's salary to the victims.Donation for quake victims by BJP The Indian Express See also List of earthquakes in 1997 List of earthquakes in India Earthquake zones of India References ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009) http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php ISC 2016 International Seismological Centre Version 3.0 Some Observations on Engineering Aspects of the Jabalpur Earthquake of 22 May 1997 https://www.nicee.org/eqe-iitk/uploads/EQR_Jabalpur.pdf S. K. Jain C. V. R. Murty J. N. Arlekar R. Sinha A. Goyal C. K. Jain 1997 EERI Special Earthquake Report, EERI Newsletter 32 2 Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Significant Earthquake Database https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20060929000601/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 dead September 29, 2006 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 1972 PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ September 4, 2009 United States Geological Survey Version 2008_06.1 External links M 5.8 – Madhya Pradesh, India – United States Geological Survey Jabalpur Earthquake of May 22, 1997 – India Meteorological Department 1028286 1997 Jabalpur Category:1990s in Madhya Pradesh Category:Disasters in Madhya Pradesh Category:1997 earthquakes Category:May 1997 in India Category:Jabalpur district Category:1997 disasters in India