The document lists major earthquakes that have occurred in Pakistan since 893 AD, with most concentrated in the Balochistan province. It provides details on date, magnitude, deaths, and location for each earthquake. Additionally, it calculates the frequency of earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater over different time periods and provides data on the average annual frequency of earthquakes by magnitude.
The theme of National Library Week this year was Worlds Connect. We had a book discussion of Three Cups of Tea. This slide show was put together from the photographs of Scott Christian who worked in Pakistan in earthquake relief a few years ago. His pictures carry a Creative Commons license.
Causes of success and failure in post disaster reconstruction projects – a ca...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
Muhammad Abbas CHOUDHARY1, Kashif MEHMOOD2
1University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan, Pakistan, Islamic Republic of; 2College of E&ME, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
The theme of National Library Week this year was Worlds Connect. We had a book discussion of Three Cups of Tea. This slide show was put together from the photographs of Scott Christian who worked in Pakistan in earthquake relief a few years ago. His pictures carry a Creative Commons license.
Causes of success and failure in post disaster reconstruction projects – a ca...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
Muhammad Abbas CHOUDHARY1, Kashif MEHMOOD2
1University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan, Pakistan, Islamic Republic of; 2College of E&ME, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Globally, the risks, vulnerabilities and impacts induced by natural hazards and disasters are on rise. Their economic costs and damage are widespread as seen in recent disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake, and Japan's 2011 tsunami. Many government agencies have utilized disaster management principals in an attempt to minimize the impact of disasters. Research has underscored that local level vulnerability assessment; disaster management and resilience are required to empower com-munities to cope with disasters.
Geographically Pakistan is situated in a region very much prone to natural hazards, particularly the northern part of the country. The area experiences natural hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, floods, glacial melting and soil erosion. Flooding from river overflows is the most common natural disaster in Pakistan. They are costly natural hazards due to damage to property and croplands.
Historically, disaster management in Pakistan was focused on the ‘Emergency Response Paradigm’ (ERP). Prior to 2005, the West Pakistan National Calamities Act of 1958 was the available legal remedy that regulated the maintenance and restoration of order in areas affected by calamities and relief against such calamities. An Emergency Relief Cell within the Cabinet Division has been serving since 1971 as an institutional disaster relief support at the national level
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) introduced the paradigm shift from a reactive to a proactive approach in the form of the Hyogo Framework of Action (2005-2015) signed by 168 countries including Pakistan. To fulfill the global obligations as well as cope with the challenges emerged in the aftermath of the October 2005 earthquake; the Government of Pakistan promulgated the National Disaster Management Ordinance in 2007 to introduce a comprehensive National Disaster Management System in the country. The Ordinance became the Act called the National Disaster Management Act in December 2010.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was subsequently established in 2007 in line with the Act, and serves as the implementing, coordinating and monitoring body for disaster risk management at the national level. NDMA in collaboration with national and international partners had been in the process of strengthening the DRM system in the country and has developed National Disaster Management Plan.
The structure of disaster and emergency management in Pakistan, centered on the National Disaster Management Commission (NMDC), was established immediately after the disastrous Kashmir Earthquake in 2005. The provincial government has the authority to form the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). A District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) can be established by Provincial governments in the hazard prone areas on a priority basis.
This presentation contains the brief introduction to earthquake,its effect,causes etc..
And case study of kuchha(bhuj),Gujarat Earthquake on 26th january,2001
Globally, the risks, vulnerabilities and impacts induced by natural hazards and disasters are on rise. Their economic costs and damage are widespread as seen in recent disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake, and Japan's 2011 tsunami. Many government agencies have utilized disaster management principals in an attempt to minimize the impact of disasters. Research has underscored that local level vulnerability assessment; disaster management and resilience are required to empower com-munities to cope with disasters.
Geographically Pakistan is situated in a region very much prone to natural hazards, particularly the northern part of the country. The area experiences natural hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, floods, glacial melting and soil erosion. Flooding from river overflows is the most common natural disaster in Pakistan. They are costly natural hazards due to damage to property and croplands.
Historically, disaster management in Pakistan was focused on the ‘Emergency Response Paradigm’ (ERP). Prior to 2005, the West Pakistan National Calamities Act of 1958 was the available legal remedy that regulated the maintenance and restoration of order in areas affected by calamities and relief against such calamities. An Emergency Relief Cell within the Cabinet Division has been serving since 1971 as an institutional disaster relief support at the national level
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) introduced the paradigm shift from a reactive to a proactive approach in the form of the Hyogo Framework of Action (2005-2015) signed by 168 countries including Pakistan. To fulfill the global obligations as well as cope with the challenges emerged in the aftermath of the October 2005 earthquake; the Government of Pakistan promulgated the National Disaster Management Ordinance in 2007 to introduce a comprehensive National Disaster Management System in the country. The Ordinance became the Act called the National Disaster Management Act in December 2010.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was subsequently established in 2007 in line with the Act, and serves as the implementing, coordinating and monitoring body for disaster risk management at the national level. NDMA in collaboration with national and international partners had been in the process of strengthening the DRM system in the country and has developed National Disaster Management Plan.
The structure of disaster and emergency management in Pakistan, centered on the National Disaster Management Commission (NMDC), was established immediately after the disastrous Kashmir Earthquake in 2005. The provincial government has the authority to form the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). A District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) can be established by Provincial governments in the hazard prone areas on a priority basis.
This presentation contains the brief introduction to earthquake,its effect,causes etc..
And case study of kuchha(bhuj),Gujarat Earthquake on 26th january,2001
1. list of earthquakes in Pakistan:
Earthquake activity in Pakistan is mainly concentrated in the Balochistan province of the country.
Years Magnitude Areas Affected Deaths
1668 7.6 Shahbandar(Sindh) 50,000
3. 1909
October 29°N 68°E 7 100 Sibi, Balochistan
[8]
21
1929
February 1
at 36°30′N 70°30′E 7 Sibi, Balochistan
17:14[citation
needed]
1931
August 30.38°N 67.68°E 7 Sharigh Valley, Balochistan
24[8]
1931
August 29.91°N 67.25°E 7.4 Mach, Balochistan
27[8]
1935 May
30,000 -
31 at 28°52′0″N66°23′0″E 7.7 Ali Jaan, Balochistan
60,000
3:02am
1945
November, 97.6 km SSW of Pasni
7.8 4,000 tsunami Balochistan
28th at City
05:26 PST
1974,
December Hunza, Hazara and Swat districts; North-
35°06′N 72°54′E 6.2 5,300 17,000 injured
28, at West Frontier Province
12:11 UTC
Muzaffarabad District, Azad State of
2005 3.5 million people
7.6 or 7.8 80,000 Jammu and Kashmir & North-West
October 8 34°29′35″N73°37′44″E homeless
Frontier Province, Pakistan
at
4. 08:50:38
2008
October
6.4 215 120,000 homeless Ziarat District, Quetta
29 at 30°39′11″N67°19′23″E
04:09
2011
January
18 at 28.827°N 63.974°E 7.2
20:23:17
UTC
frequency: probability:
8 times in 102 years..i.e from ( 1900-2012) 8/102=0.078
4 times in 52 years i.e from (1950-2012) 4/52=0.0769
3 times in 12 years i.e from (2000-2012) 3/12=0.25
How Many Earthquakes Happen Each Year?
There are over a million quakes annually, including those too small to be felt. The following
table shows the average frequency of different magnitudes.
Description Magnitude Frequency per year
Great 8.0+ 1
Major 7.0-7.9 18
Large (destructive) 6.0-6.9 120
Moderate (damaging) 5.0-5.9 1,000
Minor (damage slight) 4.0-4.0 6,000
Generally felt 3.0-3.9 49,000
Potentially perceptible 2.0-2.9 300,000
Imperceptible less than 2.0 600,000+
From Earthquakes and the Urban Environment, Vol. 1, G. Lennis Berlin, 1980