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Chapter 2 Selsmologlcal Aspects

Figure 2-9. Severely damaged guest house building, Agriculture University.

Damoh localities intensity V* to V was observed. In these localities people
reported partial awakening and frightening to some extent as well as minor
cracks in both A and B typé houses.

TRACT V: Garha-Patan-Kudpura-Rahli-Garhakota

In Garha bazaar an engineered water tank of 0.5 million gallons capacity suffered
damage to its staging which led the closure of the facility by concerned authori-
ties. This resulted in shortage of water supply to nearby localities. Heavy damage
was also reported to a Jain temple. Many other buildings were heavily damaged
and some were partially collapsed. In this locality four people died due to falling
debris. Intensity VII was assigned to this locality.
In Patan, Tendulkhera and Kudpura villages intensity VI" to VI was assigned. In
Kudpura village it was reported that there was disruption in the water supply
due to the breakage of underground water pipe lines. In all these villages the pat-
tern of damage was almost similar (e.g., major/minor cracks in walls and fall of
tiles etc.). The resident of Garhakota and Rahli villages reported partial awak-
ening, very little frightening and no damage to the houses. Duration of shaking
was about 10 s in these villages. A villager of Garhakota reported a foreshock
of
around 3:00 AM in morning May 22, 1997. An intensity of IV was assigned to
these villages.

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