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Chapter 2 Selemologlcal Aspects
Figure 2-13. Sunken
floor of a temple at Bil-
hari village.
An intensity V* to V was given to Hulki and Dhuma villages as the earthquake
was partially noticeable and quite a few people remained asleep in these villages.
Minor cracks in the adobe houses and brick buildings were observed in these vil-
lages.
ISOSEISMAL MAPSS
Damage survey was done in a region of about 200 by 150 km up to Damaoh and
Garhakota in NW, Katani and Banvara in NE, Dhuma in SW and Tikariya and
Majgaon in SE direction from the Jabalpur city. Extensive damage survey was
done in the meizoseismal area. Two isoseismal maps have been drawn, one for
Meizoseismal and another for entire surveyed area, based on the field observa-
re 2-16 depicts the isoseismal map for the meizoseismal area showing
tions. Fig
the isoseismals of intensity VII and VIII. The maximum intensity VIII was
observed at Kosamghat, Ghana and Khamaria villages. The shape of the isoseis-
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