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Environment & Empire
Teaching Resources for GCSE and A-Level Geography

Tectonic Hazards

The British Empire occupied some of the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, particualrly in Asia. We uncover how colonial geographers and colonised people responded to these terrifying tectonic hazards.

Case Study

Tectonic Hazards
Pakistan
In 1935, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 Mw struck near the city of Quetta in British India (modern-day Pakistan). What were the effects and responses to an earthquake under British colonialism?