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  2. List of earthquakes in India - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Earthquake zones of India - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. National Centre for Seismology - Wikipedia

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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

  5. 5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes along border of northeast ...

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    An earthquake struck along the border of northeast India and Bangladesh on Monday, sending tremors through the region, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 5.5 magnitude quake was at a depth of 10 ...

  6. List of earthquakes in Haryana - Wikipedia

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    The Indian subcontinent has a history of earthquakes. The reason for the intensity and high frequency of shocks caused is due to the Indian plate driving into Asia at a rate of approximately 47 millimetres per year. In 1956, there was a significant earthquake. [1] On May 29, 2020, Atyal of Rohtak was the epicenter of an earthquake. [2] [3]

  7. Alpide belt - Wikipedia

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    The Alpide belt or Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt, [1] or more recently and rarely the Tethyan orogenic belt, is a seismic and orogenic belt that includes an array of mountain ranges extending for more than 15,000 kilometres (9,300 mi) along the southern margin of Eurasia, stretching from Java and Sumatra, through the Indochinese Peninsula, the Himalayas and Transhimalayas, the mountains of ...

  8. Main Himalayan Thrust - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] Researchers who published their findings in Nature Geoscience revealed that the M w 7.8 earthquake failed to rupture towards the surface, with the possibility of future large earthquakes. They said that since the rupture ceased 11 km (6.8 mi) beneath the Kathmandu region , a shallow section of the MHT, south of Kathmandu, remains ...

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