Kutch region , and specifically Anjar suffered several earthquakes in addition to the one in 1819 . At an interval of nearly fifty years , there have been earthquakes in the region . Anjar also experienced strong earthquake on 21 July 1956 , which had its epicentre near the town and another major earthquake on 26 January 2001 , which caused large scale destruction of houses and population . As per records more than 1,350 houses were destroyed . Most of the damage occurred to the older constructions in the fortified area of the town where buildings and houses were hundreds of years old . The earthquake claimed more than 1,500 lives , and left many more injured . After a decade of rehabilitation work , the town has now recovered from the loss and destruction inflicted by 2001 earthquake
major earthquake on 26 January 2001
2001 Gujarat earthquake
Anjar, Gujarat