This document provides a summary of the 1934 earthquake that struck Bihar and Nepal on January 15th. Some key details include:
- The earthquake lasted around 5 minutes and caused over 10,000 deaths, mainly in crowded towns.
- Major damage occurred within 3 minutes in Monghyr, Bhatgaon, Patna, Barh, Jamalpur, and other cities.
- The shock was felt over an area of 1,900,000 square miles across India and Tibet, and was recorded by seismographs around the world.
- Intensity zones are described, with the most severe damage (intensity X) occurring within ellipses around Monghyr, Sitamari-Madhubani,
This document provides a summary of the 1934 earthquake that struck Bihar and Nepal on January 15th. Some key details include:
- The earthquake lasted around 5 minutes and caused over 10,000 deaths, mainly in crowded towns.
- Major damage occurred within 3 minutes in Monghyr, Bhatgaon, Patna, Barh, Jamalpur, and other cities.
- The shock was felt over an area of 1,900,000 square miles across India and Tibet, and was recorded by seismographs around the world.
- Intensity zones are described, with the most severe damage (intensity X) occurring within ellipses around Monghyr, Sitamari-Madhubani,
Original Description:
Selected materials for the 15 January 1934 Bihar-Nepal Earthquake from GSI Records and Memoirs
This document provides a summary of the 1934 earthquake that struck Bihar and Nepal on January 15th. Some key details include:
- The earthquake lasted around 5 minutes and caused over 10,000 deaths, mainly in crowded towns.
- Major damage occurred within 3 minutes in Monghyr, Bhatgaon, Patna, Barh, Jamalpur, and other cities.
- The shock was felt over an area of 1,900,000 square miles across India and Tibet, and was recorded by seismographs around the world.
- Intensity zones are described, with the most severe damage (intensity X) occurring within ellipses around Monghyr, Sitamari-Madhubani,
This document provides a summary of the 1934 earthquake that struck Bihar and Nepal on January 15th. Some key details include:
- The earthquake lasted around 5 minutes and caused over 10,000 deaths, mainly in crowded towns.
- Major damage occurred within 3 minutes in Monghyr, Bhatgaon, Patna, Barh, Jamalpur, and other cities.
- The shock was felt over an area of 1,900,000 square miles across India and Tibet, and was recorded by seismographs around the world.
- Intensity zones are described, with the most severe damage (intensity X) occurring within ellipses around Monghyr, Sitamari-Madhubani,
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