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A large destructive earthquake occurred on 26 January 2001 in the region of Kutch, Gujarat, in Western India, with magnitude Mw 7.7. The earthquake caused very heavy damage and a large number of casualties with more than 20,000 deaths. A preliminary study of ground deformation, damage pattern and aftershock distribution is presented.
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Rastogi, B., Gupta, H., Mandal, P. et al. The deadliest stable continental region earthquake occurred near Bhuj on 26 January 2001. Journal of Seismology 5, 609–615 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012228507533
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