Hi all The earthquake of Sichuan is only 7.8 richter and already 22000 are dead.
Guwahati has partly become a concret jungle and most of the construction doesn't have the minimums to withstand the kind of earthquake that recurs in our region. 1897: The great Assam earthquake of 1897 (8.7 richter) is the largest known Indian intraplate earthquake. It raised the northern edge of the Shillong Plateau by more than 10 m, resulting in the destruction of structures over much of the Plateau and surrounding areas, and causing widespread liquefaction and flooding in the Brahmaputra and Sylhet floodplains. 1950: This "Independence Day" earthquake was the 6th largest earthquake of the 20th century. Though it hit in a mountainous region along India's international border with China, 1500 people were killed and the drainage of the region was greatly affected. The resultant floods were the cause of most of the fatalities aftermath of this earthquake. The initial shock was followed by thousands of aftershocks, some of which were big earthquakes enough to be reckoned. It had a magnitude of 8.7 and struck a relatively sparsely populated region along the Indo-China border. This earthquake is often referred to as the "Assam Earthqake of 1950". The earthquake occurred at 19:39 pm on August 15, 1950. It was felt throughout north-eastern India and in many parts of eastern India. It was also felt throughout Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar. Damage occurred in the entire region as far as Kolkata. It was felt across a wide area of the subcontinent, over an area totalling 4.5 million square miles. -- Manoj Kumar Das C 172 GF, Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi 17 India 0091 9312650558 (HP) 9910972654 -- Manoj Kumar Das C 172 GF, Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi 17 India 0091 9312650558 (HP) 9910972654 _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
