India pushes for micro-level earthquake vulnerability maps

Launches seismic microzonation manual

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15 Oct 2011, 10:51 am

Shaken by the recent 6.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Sikkim, the Centre has issued a seismic microzonation manual that outlines guidelines for mapping vulnerability of areas in the country to the natural disaster. It provides microzonation and urban planning protocol for geoscientists, engineers and builders across the country.

Centre has issued a seismic microzonation manual that outlines guidelines for mapping vulnerability of areas in the country to the natural disaster.
Microzonation takes into account seismic hazard assessment at the city level
It helps identify which areas in a particular city are more prone to destruction in the event of an earthquake. This information can be applied to building purposes