Quetta earthquake

The Quetta earthquake happened on 31 May 1935 and measured 7.7 on the Richter scale. An estimated 30,000 to 60,000 people died.

Two large earthquakes had occurred in the area between the Bolan Pass and Quetta in 1931. The first of these near Sharigh Mw 6.8 24 August 1931, was followed by the Mach Mw 7.3 earthquake 27 August 1931. Circumstantial evidence suggest that resulting conditions were eventually responsible for triggering the Quetta earthquake.

Gallery

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  Bungalow before earthquake
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  Bungalow after earthquake
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  Law Courts before earthquake
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  Law Courts after earthquake
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  Quetta Sandeman Hall before earthquake.jpg
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  Quetta Sandeman Hall after earthquake.jpg
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  File:Quetta Earthquake Graves 1935.jpg/

Quetta Bond

Quetta Bond is a technique developed after the Quetta earthquake, used in brick and other masonry buildings, where vertical reinforcement is used to improve horizontal and vertical bond between walls (see image). "The Quetta Bond is simply a slight variant of [the brick laying technique] 1½ Flemish Bond where the voids are filled with concrete and steel reinforcement bars rather than brick. It was almost certainly invented (if that is the right word) by Royal Engineers. The RE was heavily involved in the aftermath of the Quetta earthquake".

External links

• 1935 Quetta Earthquake Dawn
  
• Queen's Royal Surrey Accounts
• Down Memory Lane: Disaster at Quetta—The Great Earthquake of 1935 by Capt (Retd) A A Jilani. Extracts from the Royal Corps of Signals Journal UK. defencejournal.com
• The Quetta Earthquake Of 1935: The R.A.F.'s Account hibbitt.org.uk. Cyril Norman Ellen was the Squadron Leader of No. 5 (AC) Squadron, RAF which was based at Quetta when the disaster. His wife Ellen subsequently was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Silver Medal for her part in rescue operations. Includes a list of the casualties of No. 5 (AC) Squadron. With photographs.
• 1935 Quetta Earthquake: remembering its victims, their rescuers, and, are we prepared for ‘the Big one’ Nasir Ali‘s Quetta Valley Blog
• Scroll down to an Account of the Quetta Earthquake by Mrs F Maddocks, whose husband Frank Maddocks was attached to the Indian Army Ordnance Corps. Originally appeared in the North Devon Journal under the title "Quetta, City Of Sorrow". The Journal date given appears incorrect-possibly it may be March 14th, 1936. Maddocks Family History. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
• "Quetta: When a city crumbled" qissa-khwani.com
• Images: Quetta earthquake 1935 including a map of “Disposition Of Troops for Rescue Work” 31 May 1935. Balochistan Archives

Historical books online

• "The Quetta Earthquake" by C P Skrine The Geographical Journal Volume 88, No. 5, November 1936, pages 414-428 may be read online for free by registering for a MyJSTOR account. For more details see Miscellaneous tips
• 1. "A Seismological Study of the Baluchistan (Quetta) Earthquake of May 31,1935" by K.R. Ramanathan and S.M. Mukherji (1938): Records of the Geological Survey of India,Vol. 73, Part 4, Page 483-513. 2. "Preliminary Geological Report on the Baluchistan (Quetta) Earthquake of May 31st, 1935" by W.D. West (1936): Records of the Geological Survey of India, Vol. LXIX, Part 2, Page 203- 240 www.scribd.com
• Burea Of Public Information Quetta Earthquake 1935 1935. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Title as catalogued.