Due to its geographical positioning, Kutch is highly prone to seismic activities. In 2001, an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 on the Richter scale hit Kutch causing massive destruction. It is ...

The earthquake, measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, struck the Kutch district of Gujarat on January 26, 2001. The epicenter was near the village of Chobari in Gujarat. - The earthquake occurred on ...

The earthquake in Kutch on January 26, 2001 was the third largest and second most destructive in India over the last two centuries, according to the GSDMA. A large number of towns and villages in the ...

PM Modi in his tweet said, "After the 2001 Earthquake, some people had written off Kutch. They said Kutch could never rise but these sceptics underestimated the spirit of Kutch. In no time ...

Sejal Ramchandra Rajgor was 13 months old in 2001 when an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude hit Gujarat with its epicentre in the Chobari village of Kutch district. Rajgor, a resident of Bhuj ...

Ahmedabad, Aug 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday walked down the memory lane recounting the horrors of Kutch earthquake and the development that followed since 2001 for the desert ...

Kutch district experienced a devastating earthquake in January 2001 in which 13,800 people were killed and another 1.67 lakhs were injured. The earthquake caused severe damage to properties in ...

including the devastating Kutch earthquake in January 2001. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake was centered around latitude 23.71 N and longitude 72.30 E in the ...