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标题：History of Natural Disasters in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir with Special Reference to Earthquakes
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作者：Sidrat Ul Muntaha Anees ; M. Sultan Bhat
期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2016
卷号：5
期号：9
页码：17163
DOI：10.15680/IJIRSET.2016.0509110
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：Hazards are part of our lives. It is impossible to live in a totally risk free environment. Natural hazardsare indeed geophysical events, such as earthquakes, land sliding, volcanic activity and flooding. Earthquake is a naturaldisaster that lasts a few milliseconds to a few minutes and can cause immense destruction resulting in loss of life,property and infrastructure. They have caused the most devastating natural disasters in the 20th and 21st centuries. TheKashmir region is seismically active earthquake prone area. It has witnessed frequent earthquakes in the past andearthquakes big and small will continue to occur. It is not possible to predict when and where an earthquake will strike,nor its intensity. The study aims to analyze the trend of occurrence of earthquakes in Kashmir valley, Jammu andKashmir.
关键词：Hazards; Earthquakes; Seismically active; Kashmir region.