Uttarkashi had last witnessed a devastating earthquake in 1991 in the Garhwal region, that killed over 700 people. The district lies in Zone IV of India’s seismic map, meaning it is highly prone ...

District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC) informed that the first earthquake occurred at 7: ... in Zone IV and V of the seismicity zonation map of India. The districts of Pithoragarh, Bageshwar ...

Earthquake awareness: An important flag According to the Seismic Zoning Map of India published by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in 2002, Kolkata sits at the margin of seismic zones III and IV.

Dr. Jitendra Singh recalled the significant role Gujarat played in pioneering disaster management efforts post the devastating Gujarat earthquakes.

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. Aftershocks can occur days, weeks or even years after the first earthquake.

Image Source : INDIA TV The image has been used for representative purposes only. Earthquake in Taiwan: A strong earthquake of magnitude 6 on the Richter Scale jolted southern Taiwan on Tuesday ...

A mild earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale struck Assam's Karbi Anglong on Saturday, February 15 evening, at 8:30 ...

The Greek Island of Santorini is in the headlines again, not because of the massive increase in tourism and cruise ships last season, but because of a swarm of severe earthquakes this week.

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, briefly triggered tsunami alerts that were later lifted. The U.S ...

A mild earthquake measuring 4.4 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Western Nepal’s Dailekh district on Tuesday, officials said. The 4.4 magnitude quake, whose epicentre was traced to Tolijaisi ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one ...