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A
moderate earthquake struck western
Maharashtra as well as adjoining areas of Goa and northern
Karnataka on the afternoon of 14 March 2005 and lasted nearly
30-seconds. It had a magnitude of ML=5.1.
It caused damage in the Chandoli-Koyna-Warna
region and resulted in at least 46 minor njuries. Another tremor of Mb=4.3 tremor occurred the following
day.
The earthquake
was centred 9.5
kms ENE of Gothne (Maharashtra), India,
15.9 kms E
of Sangammeswar (Maharashtra), India,
30.5 kms SSW
of Koynanagar (Maharashtra), India,
45.3 kms ENE of Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), India,
46.5 kms SSE of Chiplun
(Maharashtra), India,
54.9 kms WSW of Karad (Maharashtra), India,
68.1 kms SW of Satara (Maharashtra),
India,
73.8 kms NW of Kolhapur (Maharashtra), India,
156 kms S of MG Road, Pune
(Maharashtra), India,
166 kms NNW of Belagaavi (Karnataka),
India,
184 kms N of Panaji (Goa), India,
220 kms SSE of Churchgate, Mumbai
(Maharashtra), India.
At least 46 people were injured in
various quake-related incidents in the districts of Kolhapur,
Ratnagiri, Sangli and Satara districts.
25-30 pupils at a school in Kolhapur city
were injured as they attempted to rush out of the only exit
of the building. Three of the students
were hurt when they jumped from a
balcony of the building. Other injuries occurred at Dhebewadi
(3), Kasani (1), Koynanagar
(4), Maldhan (2), Matekarwadi (1), Sanbur (1) and
Sangammeshwar (2). Two persons suffered
minor injuries while rushing outside at Belgaum in northern
Karnataka.
120
wall collapses were reported from the Dhebewadi region and nearly
583 houses were damaged. 10 wall collapses were reported from Patan
and 100 houses were damaged while in the Marli area 50 wall
collapses were reported and 133 houses were damaged. In the Koyna
area, 20 wall collapses were reported and 105 houses were damaged. A
fort in the Patan area was also slightly damaged. Many buildings
were damaged at Dhebewadi, Kasani, Kokrud, Madgyal, Warnawati and
Umdi. Buildings also developed cracks at Patan and in many parts of
Satara district. Strong tremors were also experienced in many parts
of Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Satara and Sindudurg districts. In Kolhapur,
apart from the above mentioned incident the earthquake resulted in
formation of cracks in some buildings. Trains running on the Konkan
Railway in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts were either halted or
proceeded at reduced speeds. It was also felt strongly at Karad,
Mahad, Mahabaleshwar, Phaltan and Poladpur.
The quake was strongly
felt throughout the Pune metropolitan area. Some buildings in
Bibewadi and Hadapsar developed cracks; those at the latter were
vacated. Old cracks were also widened in a
high-rise building in Camp. The shock was strong enough to
awaken sleeping citizens and was felt
indoors by many people. A few high-rise office buildings were
evacuated on Dhole Patil Road and on Airport Road.
Patrons of the INOX cinema on Bund Garden Road were frightened and
went outside. In the Mumbai metropolitan area, the earthquake was
widely felt, mainly in the upper floors of buildings. Sections of
two dilapidated buildings in the premises of the Gowalia Tank Fire
Station compound collapsed without resulting in any injuries. At
Nariman Point and Prabhadevi, many high-rise office buildings were
evacuated. The earthquake was also felt in other parts of
Maharashtra at Ahmednagar, Barshi, Dehu Road, Karmala, Latur,
Lonavala, Mohol, Pandharpur, Sangola,
Solapur, Talegaon
Dhabade and Uran. In the neighbouring
state of Karnataka, strong tremors were experienced at at Bagalkot,
Belagaavi, Bijapur, Dharwad, Hubballi, Kalbargi, Karwar, Nipani and Sankeshwar. Some people ran outdoors in Belagaavi and Hubballi. Minor
damage was reported from a few towns in north Karnataka and
tremors are believed to have been felt as far south as Bengaluru. Tremors
were felt in Goa at Bicholim, Farmagudi, Madgaon, Mapusa, Panaji,
Pernem, Ponda and Vasco da Gama. Old cracks widened in a
building in Panaji.
A second earthquake struck at 07:37 AM IST on 15 March, within
24-hours of the first tremor. This earthquake had a magnitude of
Mb=4.3 (USGS) and was centred to the east of the first event,
8.0 kms NW of
Arla (Maharashtra), India,
9.3 kms SSE of Nigde (Maharashtra), India,
17.9 kms NNE of Chandoli (Maharashtra), India,
29.9 kms SSE of
Helwak (Maharashtra), India,
37.9 kms WSW of
Karad (Maharashtra), India,
56.6 kms SE of Chiplun (Maharashtra),
India,
60.1 kms NW of Kolhapur (Maharashtra),
India,
91.3 kms SSE of
Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra), India,
155 kms S of MG Road, Pune (Maharashtra),
India,
156 kms NNW of Belagaavi (Maharashtra),
India,
229 kms SSE of Churchgate, Mumbai
(Maharashtra), India.
This earthquake caused additional damage to weakened structures at
Dhebewadi. This quake was felt throughout the
Warna-Koyna region as well as at Chiplun, Kolhapur, Mahabaleshwar,
Narwad and Satara. People in high-rise buildings in Pune also felt
mild tremors. |
