Dr. N Purnachandra Rao, chief scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute said, “The region referred to as the seismic gap bet...

India's National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said the magnitude of the quake was 6.3., while the U.S Geological Survey put the quake's magn...

There were no immediate reports of loss life or damage to property.

Experts find it difficult to draw a quick conclusion as predicting the quakes more accurately in time and space still remains a task for th...

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale today struck China's northwest Xinjiang region and Tibet provinces.

Seismologists have been expecting a great earthquake for over 500 years now along the 400km faultline under the Himalayas, but are uncertai...

Delhi needs to prepare for devastating earthquakes as experts say it is prone to severe tremors and the region can be rattled by tectonic s...

The NIDM has divided the state into three zones, with areas bordering Nepal and Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand figuring in Zone-IV.

The information and knowledge obtained through the analyses would be helpful in understanding the earthquake dynamics and identify the eart...

The Bureau of Indian Standards has grouped the country into four seismic zones, from Zone V, the most active, to Zone II, the least active.

A total of 276 houses were damaged, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Disaster-relief is underway and losses are being assessed.

The quake has also damaged 36 schools and 9 bridges. More than 10,000 people have been relocated, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.