Based on the impact created, can you guess the approximate magnitude of earthquakes on Richter scale that occurred at Bhuj and Kashmir?
A
less than 4
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B
less than 2
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C
less than 6
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D
higher than 7
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Solution
The correct option is D
higher than 7
A major earthquake occurred in India on 8th October 2005 in Uri and Tangdhar towns of North Kashmir and on 26th January 2001 in Bhuj district of Gujarat. Both were among the worst in that they impacted thousands of lives. Such destructive earthquakes have magnitudes higher than 7 on the Richter scale.