List of most earthquake-prone indian cities...! chennai is in danger...?

Let's see in detail about the earthquake risk area in India. List of cities in india where earthquakes occur a lot. turkey is located in the Mediterranean region connecting europe and India. A 7.8 Richter magnitude earthquake occurred in the early hours of the morning 3 days ago in this earthquake-prone region. In this earthquake, many buildings were leveled instantly and many people were trapped in the rubble. As it was early morning when many people were sleeping at home, the earthquake occurred. And there were 3 consecutive earthquakes. As the area where the earthquake occurred is located near the Turkey-Syria border, various cities in syria have also been severely affected. Rescue work is going on for the past two days. Dead bodies continue to be found in the rubble of buildings.The death toll from this earthquake in turkey and syria has exceeded 15,000. More than 50,000 people were injured. In addition, the World health Organization has reported that 2.3 million people have been affected by the earthquake. After this, all countries of the world are providing all kinds of assistance including medicine and clothes to turkey and Syria. In this case, researcher Frank Hoogerbeetz, who predicted this earthquake in advance, has warned that an earthquake will also occur in India. Talking about this in a video, researcher Frank Hoogerbeetz said that after Turkey-Syria, an earthquake in afghanistan will pass through pakistan and india and end up in the indian Ocean.

Following this, let's take a closer look at earthquake-prone areas in India. In case of an earthquake in india, people living in five cities should be careful as they fall under the high seismic zone. india is divided into various seismic zones, so people staying in these areas should prepare themselves for any kind of event.
Zone-5: Covers entire Northeast india, parts of kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir, himachal pradesh, Uttaranchal, Ragutch in gujarat, and part of North bihar and andaman - Nicobar Islands.

 Zone-4 covers the rest of Jammu & kashmir and himachal pradesh, the Union Territory of Delhi, Sikkim, northern parts of Uttar Pradesh, bihar, and West Bengal, parts of gujarat, and small parts of the state of maharashtra near the west coast and Rajasthan.

Zone-3 covers Kerala, Goa, Lakshadweep, Uttar Pradesh, gujarat, and the rest of West Bengal, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, maharashtra, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, tamil Nadu, Karnataka.

Zone-2 covers the rest of the country. According to private agency weather forecaster Skymet, these are the five most earthquake-prone indian cities.
Guwahati: The city is part of the 5th seismic zone in india, making it prone to earthquakes. guwahati has seen some devastating earthquakes and aftershocks are very common in the area.

 Srinagar: The capital of kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir is another earthquake-prone city in India. It falls under seismic zone 5.

Delhi: India's capital city ranks third among earthquake-prone areas in India.

 Mumbai: mumbai also falls in seismic zone 3. Mumbai's coastal location increases the risk of tsunamis.

Chennai: Chennai was in Zone 2. But recently, it has shifted to Zone 3.

Guwahati: The city is part of the 5th seismic zone in india, making it prone to earthquakes. guwahati has seen some devastating earthquakes and aftershocks are very common in the region.

Srinagar: The capital of kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir is another earthquake-prone city in India. It falls under seismic zone 5.

Delhi: India's capital city ranks third among earthquake-prone areas in India.

 Mumbai: Mumbai also falls in seismic zone 3. Mumbai's coastal location increases the risk of tsunamis. According to the 2021 central government Report on Seismic Map of india, these indian cities are in high seismic.

 zone 5: Bhuj, gujarat Darbhanga, bihar guwahati, assam Imphal, Manipur Jorhat, assam Kochima, Nagaland Mandi, himachal pradesh Port Blair, andaman and Nicobar, assam, Srinagar, kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir Tezpur,
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Sowmiya Sriram

09/02/2023 10:01 PM