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1997 Jabalpur earthquake : ウィキペディア英語版 | 1997 Jabalpur earthquake
The 1997 Jabalpur earthquake occurred on May 22 in Jabalpur District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.〔〔 The epicenter of the earthquake was located at near Koshamghat village.〔〔(HUDCO’s techno-financial assistance for rehabilitation/reconstruction programme for areas affected by natural disasters and calamities ) ''Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited''〕 According to geologist Dr V. Subramanyan, former professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), the quake was caused due to the presence of Narmada Fault.〔(Dams don't cause earthquakes: Scientist ) ''The Times of India''〕〔http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nepal-earthquake-prediction-prevention-india-measures/1/433129.html〕 ==Damage and casualties== Major damages occurred in structures in the Jabalpur District, Mandla District, Seoni District and Chhindwara District in Madhya Pradesh. Jabalpur and Mandla were the worst affected districts. A total of 887 villages were affected, approximately 8,546 houses collapsed and nearly 52,690 houses were partially damaged.〔 The death toll was 39〔 and 350 were injured. The quake was followed by little aftershock activity and the aftershocks did not cause any damage. Longitudinal ground cracks were observed in some locations of the affected area.〔 The affected region consisted of both rural and urban areas and the campus of the Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University was the worst affected structure in the urban area. Diagonal cracks occurred in walls, buildings were partially collapsed and the hostel for postgraduate students was severely damaged. Approximately 1,500 houses owned by the Indian Railways were damaged. In Jabalpur, a 500,000 gallon-capacity shaft-supported water tank for storage and distribution of drinking water sustained both horizontal cracking and diagonal cracking. Some earthen dams located in the districts of Jabalpur and Mandla reportedly developed longitudinal cracks.〔
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