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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 Kashmir 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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