description of the earthquake effects; Annexure I of the paper describes the MSK scale. . In D. W. Simpson & P. G. Richards (Eds. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 70, 757773. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-016-9554-z. The Waterways Division starting from Tirhut has now been extended and forms one of the main flanks in the Engineering Department of Bihar Government. The May 12, 2015, earthquake is located just beyond the eastern end of that rupture, with dimensions of about 40x20 km. The town of Madhepura had subsided and buildings had cracked. Seeber, L., & Armbruster, J. The earthquake was so severe that in Kolkata, around 650km (404mi) from epicenter, many buildings were damaged and the tower of St. Paul's Cathedral collapsed. Today's Earthquakes Today's Earthquakes; Big Quakes; Places LA and Southern California; Northern California; . [3], The epicentre for this event was located in eastern Nepal about 9.5km (5.9mi) south of Mount Everest. Most of the damage was due to slumping, fissuring and tilting of the ground.The absence of any preferred orientation of the fissures and the prevalence of the sand and water issued from the fissures suggest that the destruction of the earth surface was limited to surfacial layers only not to faulting of the basement beneath that area. 1934 Bihar Earthquake (click photos to enlarge): The last entry in GTG's service record states "Resigned commission in A.I.R.O. Wesnousky, S. G., Kumahara, Y., Nakata, T., Chamlagain, D., & Neupane, P. (2018). Most of the buildings in Muzzafarpur were damaged. The towns of Munger and Muzaffarpur were completely destroyed. Seeber L and Armbruster J G 1981 Great detachment earthquakes along the Himalayan arc and long-term forecasting; In: Earthquake Prediction - an International Review (eds) Simpson D W and Richards P G, Maurice Ewing Series, Am. Earthquake Track. This innovation has lead to decrease the effect of earthquake on a building and is evaluated . However buildings built on Bedrock survived well than those built on unconsolidated sedimentary deposit available at most part of the valley. Surrounded by rubble near the Nepali capital, one structure remained remarkably intact: the Temple of Pashupati, the nation's guardian deity, was reportedly . Bomford, G. (1937). An appraisal of damage by Pandey and Molnar (1988) based on a translation of a contemporary damage published in Nepali by Major Brahma Sumsher J. Seismological Research Letters, XX, 19. Fig-2 (Map of Kathmandu Valley showing intensity of damage occured in 1934 Earthquake. John Rundle is a Distinguished Professor of Physics - 1st January, 1930". Using the above reasoning we constrain the 1934 western edge of the Nepal rupture to 85.5 +/- 0.2 degrees East and its western edge to 87.0 +/- 0.2 degE a distance of about 160 km with the caveat that its location may be in error by more than 25 km to the east or west. The official death toll was reported to be 8000 in Nepal and about 7000 in India, but the unofficial sources put the Indian figure near 25,000. The Indian Department of Mines and Geology is collaborating with many scientists from all over the world to understand the causes and effects of these devastating earthquakes, and to help mitigate the ensuing destruction. Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter what matters in science, free to your inbox daily. 259277). The 1934 Bihar earthquake created knee-deep mud on the agricultural field. Read John's blog. Rizza, M., Bollinger, L., Sapkota, S. N., Tapponnier, P., Klinger, Y., Karaka, ., et al. Nature 6 85-98. The distribution of intensity of the Bihar-Nepal earthquake of 15 January 1934 and bounds on the extent of the rupture zone. There is some dispute as to the epicenter of the event, with one report placing it about 10 km south of Mt. Soc. Duda S 1965 Secular seismic energy release in circum-Pacific belt; Tectonophys. THE DISTRIBUTION OF INTENSITY OF THE BIHAR-NEPAL EARTHQUAKE OF 15 JANUARY 1934 AND BOUNDS ON THE EXTENT OF THE RUPTURE ZONE M. R. Pandey* and Peter Molnar ** ABSTRACT We have recompiled the descriptions of damage and destruction caused by the 15 January 1934 Bihar-Nepal earthquake, given by both Dunn et al. Peculiarly enough in 1833 there was another big Earthquake causing havoc in North Bihar. News from the country was available only next morning, showing that Patna, Monghyr and Jamalpur had suffered severely. Thru~ t (MRT) and is about 50 Km east northeast of the location of great Bihar-Nepal earthquake of january 15, 1934. Seismic instruments of that period were adequate to measure the magnitudes and properties of earthquakes smaller than magnitude 6 or so, but were not sensitive to the longer wavelengths and periods of great earthquakes such as the Bihar event. to Chitawan. Bihar earthquake 1934 6,000 . 5. Only four storeys were left) Image Courtesy : Nepal Ko Mahabhukampa by Shree M. J Brahma Sumsher. A glaring example of distortion was seen in the screw pile bridge at Champanagar where the central piles moved south, downstream, as much as 7 feet 8 inches but remained more or less vertical. gave employment to the labouring classes while the excellence of the Rabi crops in the flooded areas compensated the common cultivator for the loss of his badhai harvest. Seismic moments of major earthquakes and the average rate of slip in central Asia. In addition, possible death and injury figures were estimated by looking at statistics from previous comparable earthquakes in other parts of the world. The intensity of ground shaking depends on the duration, local geology, and distance. Res. He The area west of Kathmandu has not ruptured in the last three hundred years and stands out as a potential site for future great Himalayan earthquakes. Gutenberg, B., & Richter, C. F. (1949). (1984). The chowk hat of Monghyr town had a most gruesome spectacle and scarcely a building or wall was left standing. In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles Bilham, R., Gaur, V. K. and Molnar, P., Science, 2001, 293, the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UC Santa Cruz. Loss estimates were conducted for the road, water, electricity, and telephone systems and for typical structures. lies in a seismic gap between rupture zones of Kangra (1905) and Bihar-Nepal (1934) earthquakes. Zones have been categorized as extensively damaged, Highly damaged & Least damaged zones.) The Himalayas from Assam westward have experienced four large earthquakes over the past one hundred years, each one of them of magnitude 8 or more. Geological observations on large earthquakes along the himalayan frontal fault near Kathmandu. The Historic Nepal - Bihar earthquake measuring M 8.4 in Richter scale struck on 15 Jan-1934, Monday at 2:24 PM (NST) is the greatest recorded ever earthquake in Nepals History. Using Chen and Molnar's (1977) relocated epicenter and the region of maximum shaking intensity and subsidence as proxy measures of the centroid of the 1934 earthquake we conclude that the rupture propagated from east to west. The great Indian Earthquake of January 15, 1934. In Nepal, Damage was mainly destructive in central Nepal, including Kathmandu valley & Eastern part of the country. On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake (and the subsequent 7.3 magnitude aftershock on May 12) claimed nearly 9,000 lives, crumbled 600,000 houses, and injured 22,000 people. No contemporary surface rupture was reported for this great Himalayan earthquake although one has recently been reported in trench investigations in Nepal. As it was felt that what was needed after the Earthquake that the drainage of the sub-soil water should be properly guided the Tirthut Waterways Division came into being. Yeats, R. S., & Thakur, V. C. (2008). The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1. Dhunche natural hazards. Geophys. L. Fermor. Disasters Bull. B. Rana (1935) indicates that severe shaking occurred in eastern Nepal. India Memoir. bands at different levels in the structure interconnected with R.C. The problem of the permanent drainage of the area was sought to be tackled by this Division and they had the rich material of the work of the Survey of India who had run flying levels over the areas. Leveling in Bengal and Bihar, 9397. Damage to a man-made structure. Geol. Internet Explorer). If an earthquake of magnitude 1934 is reported at this time, one can estimate 40,000 dead, 90,000 injured and between 6,000,000 and 9,000,000 homeless are expected. CrossRef News from the country was available only next morning, showing that Patna, Monghyr and Jamalpur had suffered severely. [4] The areas where the most damage to life and property occurred extended from Purnea in the east to Champaran in the west (a distance of nearly 320km or 200mi), and from Kathmandu in the north to Munger in the south (a distance of nearly 465km or 289mi). 4, pp. Tect. Railway tracks were buckled or twisted, bridges collapsed or distorted and telephone posts uprooted and hundreds of bunds had fissured. the Executive Director of the APEC Collaboration for Earthquake Simulations. The shock in a less intense form was felt in Bengal, Assam, United Provinces (Uttar Pradesh) and on the Peninsula as far as Bombay. Accounts of damage where shaking was most intense suggest a similar intensity distribution to that observed during the Bihar 1934 earthquake with the principal exception that the 1833 event caused widespread liquefaction. (2016) Tectonic summaries of magnitude 7 and greater earthquakes from 2000 to 2015, USGS Open-File Report 2016-1192. [9], The number of deaths was 10,70012,000[4][2] with 7,253 recorded in Bihar. The earthquake took place on January 15 around two o'clock in the afternoon and cause widespread damage. [7] In Jharia the earthquake led to further spread of underground fire. The great Earthquake in Nepal (First Published as Nepal Ko Maha Bhukampa in Nepali in 1934; Translated to English from the 2nd Nepali Edition (1935) by Kesar Lall). Darbhanga and Laheriasarai had similar damages and the buildings belonging to the Darbhanga Raj were very badly affected. Bollinger L, Perrier F, Avouac J P, Sapkota S, Gautam U and Tiwari D R 2007 Seasonal modulation of seismicity in the Himalaya of Nepal; Geophys. Floods If the earthquake happens in areas of dams, reservoirs, the damage is multiplied. 159(1) 165-206, doi:10.1111/J.1365-246X.2004.02323. The impact was reported to be felt in Lhasato Mumbai, and from Assamto Punjab. Minimum rupture length had been estimated as 100 Km. There was a serious earthquake in Bihar in 1934, the devastating effects of which GTG captured by photograph in great detail. Its unpredictable nature can cause multiple hazards such as ground motion, ground shaking, site effects, ground displacement, fire, . The 1934 NepalIndia earthquake or 1934 BiharNepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history. With a magnitude of about 8.1 to 8.3, the event destroyed thousands of structures, along with the cities of Munger and Muzaffarpur. Extensive damage was caused to life and property. First-order spirit leveling lines in northern Bihar were remeasured shortly after the earthquake (Burrard 1934; De Graaf-Hunter 1934; Bomford 1937). efficacy test has been carried out by considering macroseismic intensity map of 1833 and 1934 Bihar-Nepal earthquake (shown in Fig. Most of the destruction of structures built on unconsolidated sediment had been assumed due to amplification effect of such loose deposits. Fatality rates of the M w ~8.2, 1934, Bihar-Nepal earthquake and comparison with the April 2015 Gorkha earthquake Martin, S., & Szeliga, W. (2010). Seismicity of the earth and associated phenomena. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal and neighbouring Indian states on Saturday, leaving a massive trail of death and devastation, jolted memories of the catastrophic 1934 tragedy, which had claimed several thousands of human lives on both sides of the Himalayas. Everest. Yeats R S, Nakata T, Faraj A, Fort M, Mirza M A, Pandey M R and Stein R S 1992 The Himalayan frontal fault system; Ann. (2020). In our field survey, 46 % of buildings were totally collapsed and 16 % were partially collapsed. It was then learnt that the area enclosed by the Ganges, the Gandak and the Kosi, in which lie the districts of Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Bhagalpur had suffered most severely. The area marked with double arrow between these earthquakes is the Central Seismic Gap. Ratna Pustak Bhandar, Kathmandu, Nepal (136 p). The study reported that the recovery was faster . Lave, J., Yule, D., Sapkota, S. N., Basant, K., Madden, C., Attal, M., & Pandey, R. (2005). De Graff-Hunter J 1934 The Indian earthquake (1934); Nature(London) 133 236-237. Mr. Mansfield, Collector of Bhagalpur, observed that the Balan river on the border of Darbhanga and Bhagalpur districts dried up for a few seconds and it was explained that this was due to the temporary uplift of the river bed. 3. Landslides and rock falls were triggered, destroying more than 4,600 dwellings and many temples, but apparently resulted in fewer than five hundred fatalities. Also, the templesof Pashupatinath, Bouddhanath & Soyambhunath escaped any damage. Wesnousky, S. G., Kumahara, Y., Chamlagain, D. K., Pierce, I. K., Reddy, T., Angster, S., & Giri, B. The 1934 NepalBihar earthquake or 1934 BiharNepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in the history of Nepal and Bihar, India. Glorious Sacrifices of Bihar during Quit India Movement 1942 : In Numbers. Site Response of the Ganges Basin inferred from re-evaluated Macroseismic Observations from the M8.1 Shillong 1897, M7.8 Kangra 1905 and 1934 Nepal M8.1 earthquakes. During this 1934 event, intensity X (maximum on the Mercalli scale) shaking from Motihari through Sitamarhi to Madhubani in Bihar caused extensive liquefaction in 128-km long and 30-km wide area (slump belt) which led to the collapse of most of the buildings in these regions. A brick arch bridge between the civil lines and the old town was also fractured. Ambraseys, N., & Douglas, J. J. 8.0 magnitude earthquake. In H. J. Couchman (Ed. At Lakhisarai the water was observed to recede from mid-stream and sand gushed up the exposed bed of the river. Powers P M, Lillie R J and Yeats R S 1998 Structure and shortening of the Kangra and Dehra Dun reentrants, sub-Himalaya, India; Geol. Earthq. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the tremors measured 3.5 on the Richter scale and were felt around 9.23 pm. Active strike-slip faults and an outer frontal thrust in the Himalayan foreland basin. [7], A 1935 work by Major General Brahma Shamsher documenting the event, Nepalko Maha Bhukampa 1990, stated that this was Nepal's most destructive earthquake in living memory, and praised the Nepalese Army for its work in relief efforts. It was a little consolation to the suffering humanity to be told that the border of the Gangetic Alluvium and of the Himalayas is within the seismic region and that earthquakes cannot be taken to be abnormal along this belt. Palaeoliquefaction evidence of prehistoric large/great earthquakes in north Bihar, India. News from the most affected region arrived only two or three days later. Its rupture length was estimated to be 1,200 miles. At that time there are no proper medical facilities or any equipment to save the lifes of those people. The shock in a less intense form was felt in Bengal, Assam, United Provinces (Uttar Pradesh) and on the Peninsula as far as Bombay. Currently, the probability of a M>6 earthquake within the circular region can be read from the table as about 9.2% over the next year from now, June 13, 2013. Minimum rupture length had been estimated as 100 Km. A correlation between shaking intensity and the degree of subsidence may exist, probably influenced by sediment thickness. Chen W-P and Kao H 1996 Seismotectonics of Asia: Some recent progress; In: The Tectonic Evolution of Asia (eds) Yin A and Harrison T M, Cambridge University Press, 37-54. Primary surface ruptures of the great himalayan earthquakes in 1934 and 1255. The southern edge reached the frontal thrusts near 86 deg east (Sapkota et al 2011). Sukhija, B. S., M. N. Rao, D. V. Reddy, P. Nagabhushanam, Devender Kumar, B. V. Lakshmi and Pankaj Sharma, Palaeoliquefaction evidence of prehistoric large/great earthquakes in North Bihar, India, Currentn Science, 83(8) 1019-1025. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. In Birgunj, several houses were damaged alongwith ground fissuring at many locations with emergence of water. Around 4.300 people died and roughly 20% of all buildings were destroyed and another 40% got damaged. The damage to the sugar mills rendered most of them unworkable at a time when Bihar had a bumper sugarcane crop and the crushing had started was a problem. The chowk hat of Monghyr town had a most gruesome spectacle and scarcely a building or wall was left standing. It was the worst that ever occurred in that country. Hough, S., & Bilham, R. (2008). (2004). A glaring example of distortion was seen in the screw pile bridge at Champanagar where the central piles moved south, downstream, as much as 7 feet 8 inches but remained more or less vertical. Geophysical Research Letters. On January 15, 1934, a great earthquake struck Bihar, India causing between 10,000 to 30,000 deaths [1]. Ground levels in Bihar in relation to the earthquake of January 15 1934. Sci. In Patna, many buildings in the bazaar were destroyed and damage was particularly severe along the river. (Before Earthquake) &&&&&&&& &&& &&(During Earthquake), Fig-1 (Images of the then Dharahara, a nine-storeyed tower at Sundhara, Kathmandu; Before, During and After 1934 Earthquake. Journalof EarthSystem Science 117, 773782. For More Information. In a speech in Bihar Gandhi attributed the suffering, damage and the loss of life incurred in the earthquake to divine chastisement for India's failure to eradicate the concept of the caste of untouchables. Steven Ward is a Research Geophysicist at As the official Chronicles mentioned the year closed with a feeling of quiet optimism and the knowledge that better times were in store. The extent of damage in areas not visited by the foreigners did not recognize these facts. Science, 294, 23282331. Google Scholar. 110 1010-1027. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 26522658. GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences. With the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hitting Turkey this Monday. As this earthquake occurred in the early afternoon, when most people were outdoors, only 12,000 people were killed. The worst damage in Terai was observed in Siraha and Saptari Districts. The clock of the tower in the Patna Secretariat had stopped. The devastating quake of 8.3-magnitude on Richter scale that fateful day . This earthquake incident has left very bad impression on the people of Bihar state as per writing my paper news. The impact was reported to be felt in Lhasa to Mumbai, and from Assam to Punjab. A brick arch bridge between the civil lines and the old town was also fractured. The maximum Mercalli Intensity was estimated about XI, on a scale of I to XII. Western part of the Kathmandu suffered relatively less damage. Dunn, J. Status and action to be taken Status and action to be taken under Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi NCR: EPCA Press Conference, Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding blast at JSPL's Raigarh plant, 28/02/2023, Fist fights and clashes at public hearing for coal mine project of Jindal Steel, Indian states' electricity transition (SET), Why banning the fossil fuel industry from climate change negotiations may not be necessary, National Knowledge Commission Government of India, India Environment Portal by Centre for Science and Environment. The three major towns of the Kathmandu Valley in NepalKathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patanwere severely affected and almost all the buildings collapsed. Singh D D and Gupta H K 1980 Source dynamics of two great earthquakes of the Indian subcontinent; the Bihar- Nepal earthquake of January 15, 1934 and the Quetta earthquake of May 30, 1935; Bull. The human casualty in Monghyr was very severe. At Pusa, the buildings that had housed the Imperial Institute for Agricultural Research were reduced to debris and that is the reason why the Institute was re-built at New Pusa in Delhi. The new specifications promulgated by the Government laying stress on the use of horizontal reinforced concrete of R.B. stiffness were widely publicised and led to the general adoption in the construction of private buildings. 1442-1444. Before pursuing his research and masters in modern Indian History from JNU, he was an electrical engineering student at AMU. The towns that had suffered very severely are Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Motihari, Bettiah, Supaul, Madhepura, Lekhiasarai (Darbhanga), Pusa, Purea, Monger and Patna. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution. 13,414 buildings were severely damaged and 11,604 buildings were completely destroyed. The impact was reported to be felt in Lhasa to Bombay, and from Assam to Punjab. No precise geodetic measurements were in place across the 1934 rupture area due to Nepal's political isolation in 1850 when the Trigonometrical Survey of India was in progress. Bettinelli P, Avouac J-P, Flouzat M, Jouanne F, Bollinger L, Willis P and Chitrakar G R 2006 Plate motion of India and interseismic strain in the Nepal Himalaya from GPS and DORIS measurements; J. Geod. The High Court and the Government House were damaged severely. Soc. The failures at Seward, Alaska, during the 1964 earthquake are an example. Sci. This sea was gradually consumed through the subduction of the oceanic floor beneath Tibet. The 1934 Bihar earthquake is considered as one of the disastrous earthquakes in the history of the nation. . Everest. Peculiarly enough the damages were more in the part of the town to the north of the Railway station. Jamhoor, Aligarh: Champion of Democratic Values, , - -. Great detachment earthquakes along the himalayan arc and long-term forecasting. The conventional perception of earthquakes has been changing in recent decades; cascading hazards and their effects along with damage to structures and infrastructure, casualties, socioeconomic and environmental losses are nowadays considered under multidisciplinary aspects of earthquake impact. ), Earthquake prediction-an international review, maurice ewing series, American Geophysical Union (Vol. On Monday the 15th January 1934 Calcutta experienced an earthquake shock of fair intensity which lasted for over three minutes. Damage there was generally less widespread, with fewer deaths recorded. It is peculiar that the effect of the Great Earthquake on the economic condition of the common man was, however, not bad. Magnitude calibration of north Indian earthquakes. The size of the area affected by earthquake-induced landslides depends on the magnitude of the earthquake, its focal depth, the topography and geologic conditions near the causative fault, and the amplitude, frequency composition, and duration of ground shaking. Devastatingdisasters.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. The Historic Nepal - Bihar earthquake measuring M 8.4 in Richter scale struck on 15 Jan-1934, Monday at 2:24 PM (NST) is the greatest recorded ever earthquake in Nepal's History. and JavaScript. On January, 15th, 1934, at about 2.13 p.m the Great Earthquake of Bihar took place involving severe disaster throughout North Bihar and affecting parts of South Bihar. Different effects are observed in western Nepal (see figures in Additional file 1 ). the locking line of Feldl and Bilham (2006). Almost half of the bridges in the valley would be impassible, and 10 percent of all paved roads would have moderate damage, such as deep cracks or subsidence. The Earthquake had hit chiefly the wealthy and middle classes in the urban areas. Wu F, Sheehan A, Huang G C and Monsalve G 2003 Source mechanisms, seismicity, and velocity structures in the Himalayan region; Indo-US Workshop on Seismicity and Geodynamics 49 Hyderabad. Floods were there in the rivers carrying dirty waters. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, You can also search for this author in The 1934 Nepal-Bihar Earthquake. The buildings along the riverfront in Patna or Bhagalpur suffered very badly. It resulted in a huge death toll and caused extensive destruction to buildings and infrastructure both in the central-eastern Nepal and the adjacent parts of India. Nepal 5 22-44. Geological society (Vol. [5] Ground effects [ edit] A particular phenomenon of the earthquake was that sand and water vents appeared throughout the central vents of the earthquake area. [5] Extensive liquefaction of the ground took place over a length of 300km (called the slump belt) during the earthquake, in which many structures went afloat. and Geology at UC Davis and Hough, S., and R. Bilham, (2008). The human casualty in Monghyr was very severe. Liquefaction record of the great 1934 earthquake predecessors from the north Bihar alluvial plains of India. ), Survey of India geodetic report, 1936. A., Auden, J. Paleoseismic evidence of a giant medieval earthquake in the eastern himalaya. Superintendent, Government Printing, Bihar and Orissa, Patna, 1935. Nandy D R, Choudhury A K, Chakraborty C and Narula P L 1993 Geological Survey of India, Bihar-Nepal earthquake, August 20, 1988; Spec. 3. 1934-01-15 08:43:25 UTC 8.0 magnitude, 15 km depth Lahn, Eastern Region, Nepal 8.0 magnitude earthquake 1934-01-15 08:43:25 UTC at 08:43 January 15, 1934 UTC Such earthquake related casualties are due to the cumulative effect of the intensity of ground movement, the vulnerability of slopes . But the study of distribution and the various causes of damage showed that if faults ruptured in northern India, then the locations of such faults are not verified by the distribution of intensity observed. R, Brahmaamera Jagabahdra, and Kesar Lall. Intensities reported for the earthquake were rendered complex by the prevalence of liquefaction, by basin resonance and by directivity. : , . Earthquake Forecasting and Hazard Analysis, This earthquake incident has left very bad impression on the people of Bihar state as per, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_Bihar_earthquake. SOON after the occurrence of this great earthquake on January 15, Dr. J. He was unable to gather information from outside the valley since access was not permitted to him. 2022 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Rajendran, C.P., Rajendran, K. (2022). [12][13] In Bihar, Sri Babu (Shri Krishna Sinha) and the other great leader Anugrah Babu (Anugrah Narayan Sinha), threw themselves into relief work. Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 18, 1924. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 494, 216225. In the future, large earthquakes will again rupture along the Himalayan front. Copyright 2023 Devastating Disasters.com | Powered by, Bihar Earthquake India January 15, 1934. Surv. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); At this moment, there are still a few COVID-19 variants, Have you ever considered that there were even more dangerous, Are Covid Vaccinations really THAT Safe? Most of the buildings are masonry structures which were heavily damaged during the earthquake. Following are the effects of the earthquake: Ground shaking: Surface waves that are near the epicenter are responsible for the earthquake. Res. (5.2 MB PDF) Downloads. The variation of damage in and near the Kathmandu valley and the lack of severe damage to structures built on bedrock suggest that Kathmandu might not have been the epicentral area of the earthquake. This is not an exception. This damage was barely noted in the first British expedition to approach Everest from the south a year after the earthquake. Himalayan tectonics: A modern synthesis. 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