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2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.7 and 3.5 strikes Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district
Uttarakhand lies in Zones IV and V of India’s earthquake zonation map. Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Chamoli, and Rudraprayag districts, along with some areas of Almora, Champawat, Tehri, Uttarkashi ...
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Mapping the earthquake zone
More than 71,000 people are dead, missing or buried under rubble following the devastating earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province. Click on the map to find out more about some of the ...
Uttarkashi’s Japan-like 'earthquake swarm' explained: 9 tremors in 6 days - 'Big One' on the way?
Experts have cautioned that while small tremors help release some energy, they don’t eliminate the risk of a major quake.
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Why India saw so many earthquakes this year? Modi govt has the answer
has published the Seismic Zoning Map of India, providing guidelines from Zone II to V for constructing earthquake-resistant buildings. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) plays a ...
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Why North India is facing frequent earthquakes? Here is what Minister of Earth Sciences has revealed
efforts in releasing the Seismic Zoning Map of India. This map categories regions into risk zones II through V, determined by their respective risk levels. BIS Guidelines for Earthquake-Resistant ...
Uttarkashi shakes up with successive tremors, 9 jolts in 6 days trigger panic among locals
The epicentre of almost all the quakes was located near Bhatwari and Badkot areas of the Uttarkashi district. The first three ...
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Telangana hit with second-biggest earthquake in 55 years: Why tremors are rare here
A total of 59% of India's landmass is prone to earthquakes of varying intensities. According to the seismic zoning map of the country, the land is classified into four seismic zones: Zone II ...