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The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) is an office of India's Ministry of Earth Sciences. [1] The office monitors earthquakes and conducts seismological research. Specifically, it provides earthquake surveillance and hazard reports to governmental agencies. It consists of various divisions: Earthquake Monitoring & Services
The reason for the intensity and high frequency of earthquakes is the Indian plate driving into Asia at a rate of approximately 47 mm/year. [1] The following is a list of major earthquakes which have occurred in India , including those with epicentres outside India that caused significant damage or casualties in the country.
In other words, the earthquake zoning map of India divides India into 4 seismic zones (Zone 2, 3, 4 and 5) unlike its previous version, which consisted of five or six zones for the country. According to the present zoning map, Zone 5 expects the highest level of seismicity whereas Zone 2 is associated with the lowest level of seismicity.
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Near the coast of central Peru see 2021 Mala earthquake-12.687 -76.721 1 5.8 M w (USGS) Centred 10km WSW of Mala, Peru, at a depth of 50.6km. [20] July 10, 2021 02:14 Afghanistan–Tajikistan border region see 2021 Rasht earthquake: 38.959 70.572 5 5.8 M w (USGS) Centred 18km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan, at a depth of 16.6km. [21] July 26, 2021 12:09
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Seismology (/ s aɪ z ˈ m ɒ l ə dʒ i, s aɪ s-/; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (-logía) meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes (or generally, quakes) and the generation and propagation of elastic waves through planetary bodies.
Seismicity is a measure encompassing earthquake occurrences, mechanisms, and magnitude at a given geographical location. [1] As such, it summarizes a region's seismic activity. The term was coined by Beno Gutenberg and Charles Francis Richter in 1941. Seismicity is studied by geophysicists.