Hiroshima isotopes help solve mystery surrounding 1950 Assam-Tibet earthquake
It is the biggest earthquake to rock the Himalayas so far with a magnitude of 8.6 on the Richter scale
One person is displaced every second by disasters
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) estimates that disasters forced more than 19.3 million people in 100 countries to flee their …
Assam tremor highlights vulnerability of North East India to large earthquakes
Experts say there is a considerable knowledge and policy gap regarding earthquakes in North East India that must be bridged to formulate quake …
Can't prevent earthquakes, but can minimise Damage: Earth Sciences ministry
Vulnerable areas include all north-eastern states, Delhi, the Kutch region in Gujarat and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Strong quake leaves 3 dead in Osaka; aftershocks expected
A 6.1-m quake that hit the coastal city set off fires, caused walls to collapse and cracks in roads
A monster earthquake hits Honduras; Tsunami alert issued in other Caribbean nations
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake rattled windows and shook the mainland, triggering Tsunami fears in surrounding nations
Mega-earthquakes strike where tectonic plates collide faster: study
By creating a model that reproduces earthquakes, scientists show that frequency and maximum magnitude of earthquakes depend on collision rate
Southern Chile hit by 7.6-magnitude earthquake; infrastructural damage reported
Though there were at least dozens of weaker aftershocks, damage was restricted to the highway that runs across Chiloe Island
6.9 temblor strikes Indo-Myanmar border, tremors felt across east and Northeast India
Second consecutive quake to strike South Asia in a week; 6.6 magnitude temblor had struck Afghanistan last weekend
Ancient drop of seawater shows Earth’s tectonic activity began 3.3 bn years ago
Plate tectonics is the constant recycle process of the Earth, without which the planet would look like Mars. It was previously assumed to have …
Shimla is fragile; it does not need counter-magnet and satellite towns
Instead of increasing infrastructure in Shimla to promote tourism, the government should fix tourist inflow and improve existing amenities
In photos, the cost of a natural disaster
A new report by reinsurance giant Munich Re reveals that natural disasters caused global economic damage upto $160 billion in 2018. As per the …
Even a modest rise in sea level would heighten tsunami threat globally: study
The capacity for a single tsunami event to devastate coastal areas is rarely considered in coastal planning
Nepal earthquake: reminder for India on structural safety
It is not enough to have codes for making buildings earthquake-resistant, these have to be enforced on ground
Bihar’s earthquake toll due to poor condition of houses
Census data shows Bihar among the three states with lowest proportion of houses which can be categorised ‘good’
‘The great Himalayan earthquake’, yet to arrive
It has been hypothesised for long that a large earthquake, called the “great Himalayan earthquake”, can strike anytime, but its time …
Joshimath Crisis: We must learn to live with earthquakes in the Himalayas
The Himalayan frontier area where Joshimath is located has witnessed many earthquakes in the past
Chamoli glacier burst: It is time to learn from our mistakes
The cumulative effect of hydropower projects has turned out to be more environmentally damaging than sustainable, given the current policy of the …
As told to Parliament (December 22, 2022): Around 60% of India prone to earthquakes
Around 11% of India falls in Zone V, which is the most seismically active
Turkey-Syria quake: The Anatolian Plate is one of the most seismically active; here is why
The Anatolian Plate sits between three major tectonic plates: African, Arabian and Eurasian
Future shock: The leaning towers of Najafgarh Jheel
Why construction activity around the southwest Delhi water body is a recipe for disaster
Why 2018 could see more devastating earthquakes
The experts attribute this upsurge in number of high-magnitude earthquakes to periodic slowing of the Earth’s rotation
Earthquake strikes off Nicobar Islands
No immediate reports of casualties or damage and no tsunami alert announced as of now
Harbour wave: New tech is updating our knowledge about how big the rupture on Boxing Day was
The rupture could have been as long as 1,400 km if a 2021 study is to be believed
A bigger, stronger earthquake is in the offing
New study reveals how small and medium earthquakes in turn trigger giant Himalayan earthquakes