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HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE EVENTS

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DATE	LOCATION	MAGNITUDE*
February 14, 2006	Sikkim	M 5.3
October 8, 2005	Kashmir (see Pakistan)	M 7.6
December 26, 2004	Sumatra-Andaman Islands	M 9.0
Jan. 26, 2001	Bhuj	M 7.7
March 29, 1999	Chamoli	M 6.6
May 22, 1997	Jabalpur	M 5.8
Sept. 29, 1993	Killari, Latur District (Maharashtra)	M 6.2
Oct. 20, 1991	Garhwal, India	M 6.2
Aug. 20, 1988	Nepal /India Border	M 6.6
*All magnitude values are in Moment Magnitude, unless otherwise noted.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Government Agencies and Professional Associations
• Geological Survey of India
• National Informational Center of Earthquake Engineering, IITK
• Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority
• Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council
• Maps
• Political Map of India
• Construction Practices and Building Codes
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Rubble Stone Masonry Walls with Timber Frame and Timber Roof [2,544 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Reinforced Concrete Frame Building with Masonry Infill Walls designed for Gravity Loads [1,493 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Unreinforced Brick Masonry Building with Reinforced Concrete Roof Slab [1,990 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Unreinforced Brick Masonry Walls in Mud Mortar with Flat Timber Roof [1,290 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Unreinforced Brick Masonry Walls with Pitched Clay Tile Roof [826 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Rural Mud House with Pitched Roof [440 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Traditional Rural House in Kutch Region of India [907 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Low-Strength Dressed Stone Masonry Buildings [2,663 K]
• Social and Economic Information
• United Nations Human Settlements Indicators [63 K]
• United Nations Urban Indicators [56 K]