Gujarat Earthquake of January 26, 2001

The Gujarat earthquake of January 26, 2001 generated intense shaking which was felt by about 70 % people of India. intense shaking brought out changes in the ocean and land surface and subsurface. At numerous places, emergence of water on the earth's surface brought hope among people about the future availability of drinking water in Gujarat. preliminary laboratory analysis of water samples collected in the epicentral area show high Chloride concentration and salt content which ruled out any hope of the potable water. Figure 2 shows the view of the earth surface near shows crater like structure, which is common in volcanic area as a result of liquefaction.the surface from where the water has come out as a fountain up to about five feet high which was seen by local people and the water was continued for about two hours. Near to these craters, long cracks up to about 50 cm wide running about 500 meter long




Gujarat Earthquake of January 26, 2001
real pic of Gujarat Earthquake of January 26, 2001

Gujarat Earthquake of January 26, 2001

1993 Killari (Latur) Earthquake

1993 Killari earthquake in central peninsular India is the latest intracratonic event to be responsible for a large disaster.

This report summarizes our observations during a ten-day investigation of mesoseismal area of the 1993 Killari earthquake. Several aspects of the earthquake were investigated 
Key Information
Location: Centered near the village of Killari, Latur district, Maharashtra State, Central India (18.2N; 76.4E) Main Shock Source Characteristics (USGS): 00:03:53 local time, September 30, 1993 (22:25:53 GMT, September 29); Ma = 6.4; Mb= 6.3; Mw= 6.1; centroid depth = 5km; moment tensor solution yields an almost pure thrust with quasi-horizontal P axis striking N31° E.

1993 Killari (Latur) Earthquake






1993 Killari (Latur) Earthquake

Japan Quick Facts 2011

• AGE: At least 4.5 billion years old
• SIZE: 7,926.41 miles (12,756.32 km)equatorial diameter
• MASS: 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 short tons.
• SURFACE AREA: 196,800,000 square miles (509,700,000 square km)
• ATMOSPHERE COMPOSITION: Nitrogen (78%), oxygen (1%), argon (1%), with other gases making up the remainder.
• CRUST COMPOSITION: Oxygen (46.6%), silicon (27.7%), aluminum (8.1%), iron (5%), calcium (3.6%), sodium (2.8%), potassium (2.6%), magnesium (2%), and other elements making up the remainder.
• TEMPERATURE: Ranging from 136 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius) to -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-89.6 degrees Celsius). 57 degrees Fahrenheit (14 degrees Celsius) average
• ONE DAY: 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.09 seconds (We round this to 24 hours)
• ONE YEAR: 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes, 9.54 seconds (We round this to 365 days)
• NATURAL SATELLITES: 1
• DISTINCTIVE FEATURE: (One of the) Only planet that supports life.

Intro:We all need sunlight and warmth for life. If the earth was too close, it would be too hot for living things and if it were too far, it would be too cold. Also, water is a key element for all living things, and the earth has plenty. crust forms the surface of the earth. It is a thin layer of rock. Life on earth is either on the crust or in the water, which covers 70 percent of it. Below the crust is hot rock and below this is a ball of metal at the center. earth is the fifth largest planet and the third planet from the sun. Its diameter is 8,000 miles long. earth is about 93 million miles from the sun. The atmosphere of Earth contains enough oxygen to sustain life. This can be compared to with other planets such as Mars, where it consists of only carbon dioxide.