] 08 MIDDLKMISS: KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 





thinly-bedded buff to brown or dull purple shale. This rock is often 

 friable. It is frequently siliceous, and contains thick bands of white 

 quartzite, and occasionally steel-grey sandstone. 



Most of the buildings are constructed of stone, usually the same 

 rock as the building is founded upon. Lime and stone mortar is 

 almost universal. 



Many retaining walls have been thrown outwards, whilst others are 

 bulged irregularly. 



All walls show severe fracturing in both horizontal and vertical 

 directions. A wall coursing N. 60° E. fell partially 

 to N. A wall at right angles moved out i inch at 

 the top to west. 



The longer walls coursing N. 35° W. are cracked horizontally from 

 end to end, and are bulged to E. Walls at right 



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angles are fractured vertically. 

 In a native dwelling near by, a wall facing N. E. has fallen in that 

 direction. 



Is aligned N. W. Two chimneys 20 inches square and 7 feet high 



are fractured at the base. That at the western corner 



leans to N.E. The building is fractured structurally. 

 Oriented N. 70° E. The main walls facing N. and S. have fallen 



outwards. Walls at right angles display many irre- 



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gular and some vertical cracks. 

 Guard-room No. A N. — S. wall fell out to W. Another wall in 



the same direction moved out J" to W. 

 District staff ^ wa ^ c °ursing N. 30° W. has moved slightly to 



office. west> 



r A wing wall coursing N. 50° E. has separated 



i inch from wall at right angles. 



All these buildings are poorly constructed. The better built military 

 structures such as the gymnasium, a lofty building with walls 3 feet 

 thick, are uninjured. 



