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NATURAL DISASTERS -
Earthquake - Kinnaur-H.P. - 1975 |
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Date-wise Events |
- January 19, 1975: Earthquake
- Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
- It had a magnitude of 6.8 on the surface wave
magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of IX
(violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing
extensive damage in Himachal Pradesh, in northern India.
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Description |
- Its epicentre was in Kinnaur district in the
southeastern part of Himachal Pradesh and caused 47
casualties.
- Landslides, rock falls and avalanches caused major
damage to the Hindustan-Tibet Road.
- The earthquake affected many monasteries and
buildings in the state and led to an extensive
restoration work in the late 1970s and early 1980s in
Himachal Pradesh.
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