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India Earthquake, 2001 On January 26, 2001, a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck western India, shaking thousands of buildings to the ground and leaving entire cities, towns and villages in ruin. It took several days for the outside world to learn the extent of the devastation. Initial reports estimated that a few thousand people were killed - in the end, the death toll hovered around 25,000. The American Red Cross was one of several Red Cross societies that traveled to the worst-hit state of Gujarat immediately after the disaster to begin the daunting, but desperately needed, relief operation.