ABSTRACT
T h e principal earthquake shock, which did such damage to the land in North Bihar and destroyed thousands of human lives, occurred at 2.15 p.m. on January 15,1934.
Preliminary tremors had already warned people of the imminent danger before the fatal shock came. There was everywhere an immediate rush into the open. Only where, in the towns, the streets were narrow was the number o f deaths large. While thousands perished (for the worst shocks covered more than fifteen thousand square miles), there were many marvellous escapes.
