The 1997 Jabalpur earthquake occurred on May 22, at 04:21:31 AM in

Jabalpur District Jabalpur district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The area of the district is 5,198 km² with population of 2,463,289 (2011 census). As of 20 ...

in the

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n state of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. The

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of the earthquake was located near Koshamghat village.HUDCO’s techno-financial assistance for rehabilitation/reconstruction programme for areas affected by natural disasters and calamities
''Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited'' According to geologist Dr V. Subramanyan, former professor at the

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(IIT Bombay), the earthquake was caused by movement on the Narmada Fault.

Damage and casualties

Major damage occurred to structures in the

Mandla District Mandla District is a district of Madhya Pradesh in central India. The town of Mandla is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of Jabalpur Division. The district has an area of 8771 km², and a population of 779,414. It ...

, Seoni District and Chhindwara District in

. Jabalpur and Mandla were the worst affected districts. A total of 887 villages were affected. Approximately 8,546 houses collapsed and nearly 52,690 houses were partially damaged. Some aftershock activity occurred, but they did not cause any additional damage. Longitudinal ground cracks were observed in some locations of the affected area. The affected region consisted of both rural and urban areas and the campus of the

Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), also Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, is a public university in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India specializing in the field of agriculture. It is recognized and accredited by University ...

was the worst affected structure in the urban area. Diagonal cracks occurred in walls, buildings were partially collapsed and the hostel for postgraduate students was severely damaged. Approximately 1,500 houses owned by the

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were damaged. In

Jabalpur Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...

, a 500,000 gallon-capacity shaft-supported

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for storage and distribution of

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sustained both horizontal cracking and diagonal cracking. Some earthen dams located in the districts of Jabalpur and Mandla reportedly developed longitudinal cracks.

Relief efforts

The search and rescue operation after the earthquake was relatively small. Only raw materials for food were supplied to the victims rather than cooked food because of the summer heat. The

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was called in to aid. Many people were given cloth tents as temporary shelters. In rural areas persons whose houses had collapsed were provided with 18 wooden posts and 50 wooden purlins for reconstruction and cash assistance of 3,000

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. MPs belonging to the

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(BJP) decided to donate their one day's salary to the victims.Donation for quake victims by BJP
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M 5.8 - Madhya Pradesh, India
– United States Geological Survey

– India Meteorological Department * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jabalpur Earthquake 1997 Jabalpur History of Madhya Pradesh (1947–present) Disasters in Madhya Pradesh 1997 earthquakes May 1997 events in Asia Jabalpur district 1997 disasters in India

Damage and casualties

Relief efforts

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