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Dharamsala Earthquake 1905

Date

4th April 1905

Epicentre:

3.9 kilometers south of Pathyar (Himachal Pradesh), India

Latitude:

32.10^o N (2)

Longitude:

76.40^o E (2)

Origin Time:

06:19:48 IST (2)

Magnitude:

Mw 7.8 (2), Ms 7.8 (1)

The earthquake that struck the Dharamshala-Kangra area in Himachal Pradesh on April

4th, 1905 is among the deadliest earthquakes in the history of India. According to

the then provincial government of Punjab, 19,727 people were killed. Many of the

fatalities were from Dharamshala, Kangra and neighbouring towns and villages.

Photos of 1905 earth quake all Images except Barjeshwari Devi temple by Karl V. Steinbrugge

Courtesy Collection " Earthquake Engineering Research Center.

Barjeshwari Devi temple Kangra after 4th April 1905 earth quake.

image by Middlemiss, C.S. Courtesy Collection " Earthquake

Engineering Research Center.

Area below Kangra Bhawan after earth quake

Dharamsala after earth quake

Palampur Market after earth quake

Bajura Temple Kullu after 1905 earth quake

Chari village near Dharamsala after earth quake.

Geology (Kangra District)