As per the Bureau of Indian Standards, the seismic hazard zonation map of the country is grouped into four seismic zones: II, III, IV and V.
The epicentre of the earthquake was at a distance of nearly 44 km from Tadong in Gangtok, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) ...
Two earthquakes hit India early on March 14—one of magnitude 5.2 in Kargil, Ladakh, and another of magnitude 4.0 in West ...
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake jolted Kargil, Ladakh, with tremors felt in J&K. Another 4.0 quake hit Arunachal Pradesh. No ...
IV, which means it is very highly susceptible to the occurrence of earthquakes. Lying in the tectonically-active Himalayan ...
The earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck the state at 11.06 am. Its epicentre was 44 km east of Yairipok in Imphal East ...
Leh and Ladakh are situated in Seismic Zone-IV of the country, indicating a significant risk of vulnerability to earthquakes.