Living with Earthquakes - Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design - page 59

2.4 GREATEARTHQUAKESOFTHE BEGINNINGOF21 st CENTURY

The new century began with very large number of casualties following
earthquakes, presented in Table 2.5.

Table2.5 The great earthquakes of period 2000-2006
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Year Date Location Magnitude Deaths Damage (billion $)
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2001 13.01 El Salvador 7.9 1100 1.3

2001 26.01 India, Bhuj 7.9 20000 5.5

2001 23.06 Peru, Atico 8.4 2000

2003 26.12 Iran, Bam 6.7 35000 large cultural damage

2004 26.12 Indonesia, Sumatra 9.0 283000 13.5

2005 28.03 Indonesia, Sumatra 8.7 1520

2005 08.10 Pakistan, Kashmir 7.6 79000 3.5

2006 02.01 Sandwich Islands 7.4

2006 27.01 Indonesia, Banda Sea 7.6

2006 20.04 Russia, Koryakia 7.6 0.6

2006 03.05 Pacific, Tonga 7.9

2006 17.07 Indonesia, Java 7.7

2006 27.12 Taiwan 7.2

2007 12.01 Kuril Island 8.1

2007 21.01 Molucca Sea 7.5

2007 01.04 Solomon Islands 8.1 28

2007 15. 08 Peru 8.0 650

2007 13.09 Sumatra 8.4

2007 14.11 Chile 7.7 2

2007 29.11 Martinique Islands 7.4
2007 09.12 Fiji Islands 7.8
2007 19.12 Aleutian Islands 7.2
2008 12.05 Sichuan, China 7.9 67180
2009 06.04 L'Aquila, Italia 6.3 281 cultural damage
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The 2001 Gujarat earthquake (Wikipedia, nd) (also called the Bhuj
earthquake) was the most devastating earthquake in India in recent history. It
occurred at a great distance from any plate boundary, where the majority of
earthquakes of this size happen according to the theory of the Tectonic Plates.
Because of this, the area was not completely prepared for an earthquake of such
intensity, causing so much devastation. The quake destroyed 90% of the homes in
Bhuj and more than 50 multi-story buildings collapsed in Ahmedabad (4.5 million
inhabitants).
An important earthquake, the 2001 Peru Atico earthquake took place on the
coast of Peru. Due to the geotechnical feature, some unusual damage occurred in