BIS scraps new seismic zonation plan after govt flags construction cost surgeIndia's new earthquake building safety code has been withdrawn. The Bureau of Indian Standards reversed its decision after the Cabinet Secr...
07 Mar, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Kolkata earthquake: Why Eastern India felt short but strong tremors, what caused it, and which regions fall in high-risk zoneEarthquake Kolkata: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake originating near Dhaka, Bangladesh, caused noticeable tremors across Kolkata and Northeast I...
21 Nov, 2025, 11.52 AM IST
Why Delhi is sitting on a seismic timebomb with Haridwar and Moradabad connectionA 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Delhi-NCR early Monday, marking the first significant seismic activity directly within Delhi in 295 years...
17 Feb, 2025, 11.26 AM IST
As earthquake jolts Delhi-NCR, here's why the national capital experiences frequent tremorsDelhi Earthquake Tremors: A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Delhi-NCR early on Monday with no reported damage or injuries. Situated in Seis...
17 Feb, 2025, 09.50 AM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 strikes LadakhLeh and Ladakh both lie in the Siesmic Zone-IV of the country, which means they are at a very high risk in terms of vulnerability to earthq...
02 Dec, 2023, 09.46 AM IST
Micro quakes preventing large-scale event in India but country prepared for any eventuality, say experts"The triple junction on India's western side near the border with Pakistan is continuously releasing stress due to the occurrence of micro-...
12 Feb, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
New Parliament to seat 888 in Lok Sabha chambers and 552 in Rajya SabhaThe new building, which is slated to hold the Winter Session of Parliament in 2022, as India completes 75 years of Independence, will be a ...
29 Sep, 2021, 12.15 AM IST
Foreshocks, swarms caused recent earthquakes in India, says Geological Survey of India officialDr Sandip Som, the deputy director general of GSI, also said that foreshocks -- mild tremor preceding earthquakes -- or swarm activities --...
04 Oct, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Medium-intensity earthquake in Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh also borders Myanmar and Bhutan. USGS estimated there was a "low likelihood" of casualties and damage from the quake.
24 Apr, 2019, 11.55 AM IST
Earthquake: Know the riskiest and the safest places in DelhiThe high density of population and a large number of high-rises in Gurgaon make the National Capital Region all the more risky.
10 Sep, 2018, 02.34 PM IST
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...
30 Jul, 2017, 02.40 PM IST
Take up 'microzonation' of cities in high seismic zones: Parliamentary panelThe recommendation also assumes significance in light of the large-scale casualty witnessed in the Nepal quake, with close to 8,000 people ...
10 May, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
India lost chance to record shocks as project to collect data for analysis lose fundingThe ministry of earth sciences, in collaboration with IIT-Roorkee, had decided to install 294 strong motion accelerographs in the north, no...
30 Apr, 2015, 06.42 AM IST
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.
27 Apr, 2015, 10.21 AM IST
Over 670 dams in high-intensity seismic zonesGujarat tops the list with 444 such dams/ reservoirs that fall under zone IV and V, followed by Maharashtra, which has 170 such water bodie...
16 Jul, 2014, 04.26 PM IST
- Low intensity quake hits Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh
The tremors which occurred at 11.20 pm lasted four to five seconds and the intensity of earthquake with epicentre at Kangra was 4.5 on the ...
14 Jul, 2013, 01.22 AM IST
- Delhi among 30 cities at high risk of earthquake: Govt
Delhi is among thirty important cities in the country that fall into high risk seismic zone while Srinagar is among places at very high ris...
08 Sep, 2011, 01.14 AM IST