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59% Of India Prone To Earthquakes; Know If Your City Is Also On The List

By Fakeha

August 04, 2021

In the last week, North India witnessed several Earthquakes. Bikaner has been jolted by earthquakes of magnitude 5.3 while the ones felt in Hyderabad were of 4.0 magnitude. Now as per the recent seismic mapping, 59 percent of the country is prone to earthquakes of different intensities. According to the seismic zoning map of India given by Minister of Earth Science, Dr. Jitendra Singh in Lok Sabha, the total area of the country is classified into four major seismic zones.