As per the Bureau of Indian Standards, the seismic hazard zonation map of the country is grouped into four seismic zones: II, III, IV and V.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted Ladakh’s Kargil on early Friday, according to the National Center for Seismology, with ...

IV, which means it is very highly susceptible to the occurrence of earthquakes. Lying in the tectonically-active Himalayan ...

Leh and Ladakh are situated in Seismic Zone-IV of the country, indicating a significant risk of vulnerability to earthquakes.

Leh and Ladakh both fall in the Seismic Zone IV, which means they are at a very high risk in terms of vulnerability to ...

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Kargil, Ladakh early Friday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology. Tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir, with the quake occurring at 2:50 AM at a depth of ...

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Peru-Brazil border on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.