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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the devastating M7.6 2005 Kashmir
earthquake. With its epicenter near Muzaffarabad and being a shallow event,
the earthquake caused extensive damage across the Line of Control (LoC). On
the Indian side, areas such as Uri experienced a maximum intensity of VIII,
while Baramulla and Kupwara reported VII, and Srinagar was relatively less
affected at V. The collapse of stone
walls constructed from random rubble was unexpected, even in areas with much
lesser shaking. Most government buildings, hospitals, schools, and jails
built with undressed stone laid in mud or cement mortar, then plastered with
cement mortar, suffered significant damage, especially those that were 40 to
50 years old. In contrast, conventional unreinforced masonry reinforced with
timber—known as Dhajji-Dewari—performed satisfactorily, as expected.
Moreover, structures located on ridges and steep slopes experienced a greater
degree of damage compared to those situated in valleys during this
earthquake.
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Slide
show recalling the aftermath of the Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake
- https://nicee.org/Kashmir_EQ/slide_show/
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Reports
on the Kashmir Earthquake available at NICEE
- Brief North Kashmir Earthquake of October
8, 2025
- Preliminary
Report on the 2005 North Kashmir Earthquake Of October 8, 2005
- Effects
of the 2005 Muzaffarabad (Kashmir) earthquake on built environment
Pls visit the following pages on NICEE for some more aspects of
Earthquake Engineering
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E-book
version of Earthquake Tips:
https://www.nicee.org/ebook/EQTips_Eng/
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Model
building codes:
https://www.nicee.org/IITK-GSDMA_Codes.php
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IITGN-World
Bank Project on Seismic Codes:
https://nicee.org/IITGN-WB_Codes.php
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Earthquake
Engineering Education:
https://www.nicee.org/npeee
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Confined
Masonry Construction:
https://www.nicee.org/confinedmasonry.php
Durgesh C Rai
Coordinator,
National Information Center of Earthquake Engineering (NICEE)
IIT Kanpur
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