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 ...
17 Feb, 2025, 01.29 PM 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
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...
04 Nov, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
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.
08 Jun, 2020, 02.15 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
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...
24 Jan, 2016, 11.36 AM IST
Afghanistan-Pakistan earthquake raises questions of India's preparedness for natural disastersSeismologists have been expecting a great earthquake for over 500 years now along the 400km faultline under the Himalayas, but are uncertai...
31 Oct, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
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...
27 Oct, 2015, 04.23 AM IST
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 ...
07 Aug, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee hails mountaineers' service during Kargil conflictIn May 1999, India and Pakistan, in their most serious military engagement since 1971, clashed in Kargil area of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmi...
20 May, 2015, 04.45 PM IST
Nepal earthquake happened due to tectonic activities: ExpertIn conclusion, he said that the tensions being generated by this activity at forward part of Indian sub-continent, is main cause of earthqu...
01 May, 2015, 04.17 PM IST
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...
28 Apr, 2015, 07.40 AM IST
Earthquake in Himalayan region: A catastrophe waiting to happen?Earthquakes are inevitable in almost the entire cross-section of the Himalayas and a population of more than 50 million is at risk, says a ...
27 Apr, 2015, 11.10 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
A catastrophe waiting to happen in cross-section of the Himalayas and adjoining plains?The study, Himalayan Seismic Hazard, published says the longer the time interval between the last big earthquake in the region the higher t...
27 Apr, 2015, 06.53 AM IST
Quake wake-up call for government; need better building technology: ExpertHe stressed on the need for advancements in construction technology so that buildings may be designed to withstand the impact of such natur...
26 Apr, 2015, 12.14 AM IST