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Uttarakhand: Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 strikes ChamoliAn earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale shook Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Sunday. The tremor occurred at a shallow depth of...- Uttarkashi is only the latest warning: The reasons behind Uttarakhand’s vulnerability to disastersA devastating cloudburst in Uttarkashi's Harsil Valley triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least four. This disaster highligh...
- Delhi has survived nearly 500 tremors in 30 years but a specialist has a 8.0 magnitude warning for national capitalDelhi Earthquakes: The recent 4.0 magnitude tremor in Delhi-NCR highlights the potential threat of a major earthquake in the Himalayas, wit...
- Delhi temblor due to regional geological variation, not plate tectonic: ScientistA 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Delhi's Dhaula Kuan early Monday, with a shallow focal depth of 5 km causing loud sounds and strong ...
- Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolts Himachal Pradesh; tremors felt in Haryana, PunjabThe National Center for Seismology reported that Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, was struck by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake on the Richter Scale at...
- Lack of building permit system among main reasons for destruction in Joshimath: Govt reportThe absence of a building permit system is identified as a key factor contributing to the extensive damage to houses in the subsidence-hit ...
- Centre to set up micro-seismic observation systems at Joshimath: Jitendra SinghAddressing the workshop, he said there was a critical need for fundamental research on the physical processes that lead to failure of the b...
- Centre to set up micro-seismic observation systems at Joshimath: Jitendra SinghClimatic factors such as excessive precipitation and flow of water from mountains into massive cracks and fractures in the sub-surface rock...
- Joshimath landslide: No subsidence in the entire area, there are cracks but not big, says Chamoli DMChamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana on Saturday said that there is no subsidence in the entire area of Joshimath but there is a pa...
- Uttarakhand: Construction ban in 'sinking' Joshimath as protest continues, nearly 50 families evacuatedThe district administration subsequently put a ban on the construction of Helang bypass by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), work of the...
- Strong likelihood of big earthquake in Himalayan region, need to prepare better: ScientistsSenior geophysicist of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Ajay Paul said the Himalayas have come into existence as a result of a collisio...
- Uttarakhand: A land ravaged by natural disastersThe Kedarnath deluge had claimed nearly 5,000 lives, while the Rishiganga flash floods killed more than 200 people besides causing severe d...
- Mild earthquake hits Uttarakhand's ChamoliThere was no report of any loss of life or property, the District Disaster Management office said.
- Magnitude 4.0 earthquake reported near Uttarakhand's PithoragarhThe quake struck around 4:38 pm with its epicenter thought to be 33 km north-northeast of Pithoragarh, according to the National Center for...
- Are frequent tremors in Uttarakhand indicative of a big quake?Yes, according to a top disaster official, who adds that a major earthquake "is long overdue in the central seismic gap of the Himalayan fr...
- India working on early warning system on quakesExperts say up to a 90-second early warning can be provided if a massive earthquake with an epicentre in Uttarakhand were to hit in the Him...
- Moderate earthquake felt in parts of UttarakhandThere was no immediate report of any casualty or damage to property, officials said.
- NDMA should not be a parking place for the retired: BJP MP Tarun VijayTarun Vijay said, "It has become a parking place for the retired...Even the CAG has criticised it in its report last year."
- Mild tremor felt in UttarakhandThe quake had its epicentre in the Garhwal region and was felt by the residents of Chamoli and Pauri districts, it said.
- Parts of Himalayan region vulnerable to major quakesParts of the Indian Himalayan region are facing the risk of major earthquakes in the future, according to a study conducted by city-based N...
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