seismic history of hyderabad city
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CHAPTER-III
SEISMIC HISTORY OF HYDERABAD CITY
3.1 GENERAL
SEISMIC HISTORY OF HYDERABAD CITY
Hyderabad is located in a zone where earthquakes up to 5.0 on the Richter scale can occur.
But, any seismic activity in the eastern side, which includes Godavari and Badrachalam
which are located in a zone where earthquakes that measure up to 5. on the scale can occur,
can a!!ect the city.
"#e do not e$pect an earthquake in Hyderabad, but earthquakes are a phenomenon that
cannot be predicted," %ational Geophysical Research institute, &eputy &irector, 'r B (
Rasto)ii, in an interview with "*he *imes o! +ndia".
ome o! the ma-or seismic activities in the re)ion are !urnished here under in the table.
However, !or the !uture plannin) an earth quake ma)nitude o! 5, and in Richter scale are
considered !or the seismic hazard analysis in the study.
Historic eart !"a#e e$e%ts i% H&'era(a' cit&
S No. Year Ma)%it"'e Area
/ /12 2.0 Hyderabad
3 / 5.00 Hyderabad
2 /43 2.30 Gandipet
1 /42 1.00 'edical
5 30/0 /.0 anasthalipuram
3.* E+ice%tre a%' Fa",ts
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*wo ma-or !aults traversin) to words north west direction as shown in satellite interpreted
map. *hese zones may be considered as seismic hazard zones in Hyderabad. *he epicentre
distance may be around 10650sq.km
Fi) 3. sate,,ite a+ o/ H&'era(a' cit&
3.3 Geo,o)& o/ H&'era(a'
*he entire district o! Hyderabad is underlain by 7chaean 8rystalline 8omple$, consistin) o!
pink and )rey )ranites, banded )ranite )neiss9s, mi)matites, pe)matite, quartz ree!s, and
dolerite dykes. 'assive )ranite and )ranite6)neiss crop out as hills around the city and as
isolated hills within, and !orm, domed rid)es, scraps, massive blocks and tors. *he )ranites
are medium to coarse )rained, poryphyritic and equi6)ranular in te$ture and !oliated at
places. :ink and )rey )ranite constitute, ma-or out crops in the hills.
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*he northern and eastern hills in the district contain )ranite6)neiss with mi)matitic
zones. &olerite dykes traverse mostly in east6west and north6south directions and a !ew in
%%#6;; directions.
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Group Generalised &escription *ype o! !ractures &irections
+ Aa #%#6;;A1a Collow the course o! *ensional !ractures,
'usi river and parallel !aults in these direc6
Ab ;%;6##A1b to the dykes tions due south o! Ban-ara
hills !orms steep scrap.
++ %;6#A5 :arallel to the streams Corm the 8on-u)ate shear
emer)in) !rom 'ir-umla !ractures.
tank parallel to the system
+++ %#6;A2? :arallel to the stream !rom
Hussainsa)ar tank
+ % 5# 5; :arallel to the >uartz veins Corm *ensional
7d-acent to the miralam tank !ractures.
3.2 Geotec%ica, site co%'itio%s o/ H&'era(a'
*he Hyderabad district !orms part o! the upland plateau re)ion called the D&eccan
:lateauE. +t is )enerally surrounded by rocky hills. :rominent amon) them are the Ban-ara
Hills, 522 @ 10 m above mean sea level Amsl, with e$tension in the %# partF Golconda
ran)e, 5/ @ 54 m above msl, in the outhF 'oula 7li Hills, 5/ @ 3 m above msl, in the
north east part with the *irumal)hery hei)hts and Gunrock hills !ormin) the northern part.
7 !ew isolated hillocks Ainselber)s are also !ound within the city like Red hills and
%aubat pahad. *he rest o! the district is marked by a )enerally undulatin) terrain between
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1. m and 522.1 m above msl with city clusters. *here are also here and there low6lyin)
!lood plains !ormed by 'usi and Hussain sa)ar streams.
*he soils in the district are mostly sandy and clayey loams and alluvial black soils,
and the yellow sandy and clayey loams !rom the pe)matite and quartzose rocks. *he alluvial
black soils are con!ined to the streams and their !lood plains. *he thickness o! the Residual
soil varyin) 5m to /5m !ollowed by either &RH&R or basic rocks.
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