What?
An
earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale.
When?
Friday
26th January 2001 at 08:46 local time.
Where?
The
earthquake occurred in north-western India. The epicentre
was close to the small desert town of Bhuj in the north-western
state of Gujarat.
Why?
India
lies on a collision margin. The Indo-Australian and the
Eurasian Plate collide into each other at the rate of around
2cm per year. As neither can subduct (both plates are continental)
the land where the two plate meet is forced upwards. Over
the last 60 million years this process has formed The Himalayas
As
the two continental plates move towards each other pressure
builds up. Eventually this pressure is released. This caused
the earthquake in India
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