Observations on ground cracking in the Rann of Kachchh on February 16, 2001

Figure 1. General location of ground cracking observations made 12 km to the Northwest of the epicenter on February 16, 2001.


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Figure 2. Closeup view of Figure 1 showing the location of pictures.



Figure 3. Liquefaction sand ejecta littering the ground surface through ground cracks (2/16/01 4:14:45 PM, N23.40012 E70.22790).



Figure 4. A series of parallel ground cracks with small vertical offset and sand ejecta (2/16/01 4:14:32 PM, N23.40018 E70.22788).



Figure 5. Parallel ground cracks extended over long distance in the Rann of Kachchh (2/16/01 4:12:45 PM, N23.40062 E70.22770).



Figure 6. Series of parallel ground cracks with vertical offset hidden by thorny bushes (2/16/01 4:22:09 PM, N23.39905 E70.22785).



Figure 7. Another series of ground cracks with vertical offset (2/16/01 4:23:19 PM, N23.39901 E70.22792).



Figure 8. The ground cracks ran over hundred of meters among thorny bushes (2/16/01 4:30:08 PM, N23.39896 E70.22784).



Figure 9. Vertical offset 10 cm high (2/16/01 4:31:40 PM, N23.39893 E70.22784).



Figure 10. Vertical offset varied from cracks to cracks (2/16/01 4:34:00 PM, N23.39888 E70.22782).



Figure 11. The direction of ground cracking changed abruptly at 90 degrees at this location (2/16/01 4:38:21 PM, N23.39809 E70.22803).



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Figure 12. Location of pictures 6 to 11 indicate that the cracks ran along the North-South direction, and followed the contour of the Rann of Kachchh.



Figure 13. Through a small ground crack, salt water was ejected and left out a salt deposit after evaporating (2/16/01 5:04:39 PM, N23.41984 E70.23441).



Figure 14. Close view of a ground crack with salt deposit (2/16/01 5:04:48 PM, N23.41985 E70.23440).



Figure 15. Some salt deposits covered large areas in the Rann of Kachchh (2/16/01 5:06:42 PM, N23.41984 E70.23441).



Figure 16. Another large deposits of salt centered about a small ground crack (2/16/01 5:06:47 PM, N23.41984 E70.23441).



Figure 17. Close view of a small ground crack with salt deposit (2/16/01 5:08:42 PM, N23.41985 E70.23442).