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Key Monastery and the Spiti Valley, seriously affected by the Kinnaur earthquake

The 1975 Kinnaur earthquake refers to an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 which affected Himachal Pradesh, India on 19 January 1975.^[1][2]Its epicentre was in Kinnaur district in the southeastern part of Himachal Pradesh and caused considerable loss of life.^[1] Landslides, rock falls and avalanches caused major damage to the Hindustan-Tibet road.^[1] The earthquake affected many monasteries and buildings in the state and led to an extensive restoration work in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Himachal Pradesh. The Spiti Valley and Parachu valleys in particular suffered the greatest damage being on the north-south Kaurik-Chango fault,^[1] causing damage to landmarks such as Key Monastery and Tabo Monastery.

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