Quetta Earthquake | MCQs

Explanation

• On 31 May 1936 Quetta was devasted by an earthquake;
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• An earthquake occurred on 31 May 1935
• An earthquake occurred between 2:33 am and 3:40 am at Quetta.
• The causalities were up to 60,000
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• An earthquake is a 

  Natural Disaster

• An activity related to an earthquake is Seismic activity

• An earthquake can be simplified as a Shaking of the earth
  The intensity of an earthquake is measured by: the Richter scale

• The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 Mw
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• Richter Scale was developed in 1935.
• Seismology is the study of earthquakes.

Explanation

• On 31 May 1936 Quetta was devasted by an earthquake;
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• An earthquake occurred on 31 May 1935
• An earthquake occurred between 2:33 am and 3:40 am at Quetta.
• The causalities were up to 60,000
• ***

Related Question to Earthquake:

• Attabad lake emerged in the Hunza valley due to an Earthquake
• A powerful earthquake killed at least 1000 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan in the early hours on 22 June 2022.
• Who came to Pakistan after the earthquake as a special representative of UNO's earthquake relief? George Bush Sr.
• Alaska U.S. state has had the most earthquakes
• Which two countries witnessed a massive earthquake on October 30, 2020? Turkey and Greece
• Which province was mostly hit by an earthquake in Afghanistan in June 2022? Paktika

•  ***

• An earthquake is a 

  Natural Disaster

• An activity related to an earthquake is Seismic activity

• An earthquake can be simplified as a Shaking of the earth
  The intensity of an earthquake is measured by: the Richter scale

• The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 Mw
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• Richter Scale was developed in 1935.
• Seismology is the study of earthquakes.

Explanation

The 1935 Quetta earthquake occurred on 31 May between 2:33 am and 3:40 am at Quetta, Balochistan.

 The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 Mw

30,000 to 60,000 people were killed in Quetta during the earthquake.