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On 16 June 1819, the whole country was greatly
disturbed by the scene of severe earthquakes. It is one of the greatest earthquakes of India
North of Sindri and roughly parallel to the northern border of the Rann, the Allah Bond or
Dam of God, was formed. The Bond had steep slope rose like a wall above the plain about
16 miles in length. Oldham (1900) had mentioned about the movements of fault and its total
displacement amounts to about 20 feet 6 inches(6.15 m). The shock lasted from 2 to 3 minutes
with a heavy appalling noise. Several places were effected by this earthquake.
Maximum MM intensity is XI and 2000 lives lost in Bhuj alone. A branch of Indus dammed due to
elevation of the ground for nearly 80 miles(128.75 km.).
Its epicentral location is 23.6N, 69.6E. Bilham had studied about this historical
earhquake event in detail about its destruction.
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