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The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26, 2001, which coincided with the 51st celebration of Republic Day (India) at 0317 hrs GMT.[1] The location of the epicentre was Bhuj (23.6° N 69.8° E) Gujarat, India. With Moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.7, the quake killed more than 20,000 people and injured another 167,000 and destroyed near a million homes.[2]throughout Gujarat and parts of Eastern Pakistan.

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