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Taller than Eiffel Tower: Anand Mahindra left amazed by stunning video of Vande Bharat train gliding over Chenab BridgeIndustrialist Anand Mahindra shared a video of the Vande Bharat Express crossing the Chenab Rail Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir, calling it a ...
Tibet hit by 3.6 magnitude earthquake, NCS reportsAn earthquake of magnitude 3.6 shook Tibet on Wednesday. This follows a magnitude 4.0 earthquake in the region on Tuesday. The Tibetan Plat...
After Myanmar horror, Japan warns of "megaquake" that could kill over 3 lakh, experts say India faces even greater riskJapan has warned about a potential megaquake along the Nankai Trough. Experts say a similar or even more severe earthquake is overdue in th...
The Great Himalayan Earthquake: A matter of 'when' not 'if'A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand, causing over 1,000 deaths and nearly 2,400 injuries. Experts warn that the...
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...
Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude jolts TibetA 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet at a depth of 10 km on February 2, 2025, according to the National Center of Seismology. The region...
Nepal Earthquake: A list of Himalayan nation's deadly quakes since 2015Nepal, a financially challenged and mountainous country situated between the formidable neighbors China and India, has been frequently ratt...
NGRI scientist warns of a possible 'greater earthquake' in UttarakhandDr. N Purnachandra Rao, chief scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute said, “The region referred to as the seismic gap bet...
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...
Mild earthquake hits GurugramDelhi-NCR has seen a number of mild earthquakes in the last several weeks. Scientists have warned of a major eathquake in the region.
Why Himalayas are hit by bigger earthquakes foundThe finding by researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland provides a more complete view of the risk of earthquakes in mountainous regions.
29 Indian cities highly vulnerable to earthquakes; check if your city is in the listA majority of these places are in the Himalayas, one of the most seismically active regions in the world. These cities have a combined popu...
Scientists try to decipher signatures of past earthquakesSince predicting earthquakes is nearly impossible, scientists try to study the past records to try decipher some clues for future forecasti...
Strong earthquake jolts parts of PakistanA strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale today jolted parts of Pakistan, including capital Islamabad, but there was no report...
Delhi needs to prepare for devastating earthquakes: ExpertsDelhi needs to prepare for devastating earthquakes as experts say it is prone to severe tremors and the region can be rattled by tectonic s...
Future risk of major Nepal-India earthquake, say scientistsThe researchers believe that some of this stress has shifted west, to an area stretching from the west of Pokhara in Nepal to the north of ...
The Nepal earthquake was just the beginningAvouac also said that the April quake could have done far more damage than it did, because the land separated smoothly, without a lot of en...
Nepal Earthquake: Strong possibility of quake in Central Himalayas; Himachal Pradesh in high strain region, say expertsWhile there is no way to predict an earthquake, sampling seismic data over past 150 years points to possibility of a huge quake over next f...
In India, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand fall under most active seismic zoneThe Bureau of Indian Standards has grouped the country into four seismic zones, from Zone V, the most active, to Zone II, the least active.
Earthquake: Some Indian cities, other parts of the world may now be vulnerable,scientists fearSeismologists have been discovering unknown facts about the Indian sub-continent, primarily because of increased seismic monitoring.