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Ninetyeast Ridge

For Prelims: Ninetyeast Ridge, Indian Ocean, Natural disasters,  Bay of Bengal, Submarine volcanism, Seamounts, Early warning systems, Tectonic...

09 Dec 2024 Earthquakes

5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Telangana

Source: TH  A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Eturnagaram forest area in Telangana, originating from a depth of 40 km. This quake was...

07 Dec 2024 Earthquakes

Landslide Induced Earthquake in Greenland

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, scientists detected unusual seismic waves around the world caused due to landslides in Greenland that lasted nine...

26 Sep 2024 Earthquakes

Taiwan Earthquake and Pacific Ring of Fire

For Prelims: Pacific Ring of Fire, Circum-Pacific Belt, Subduction, Tsunami, Earthquake. For Mains: Ring of Fire, Features and Causes of Frequent...

10 Apr 2024 Earthquakes

Distress Alert Transmitter For Fishermen

For Prelims: Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs), Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Potential Fishing...

23 Jan 2024 Earthquakes

Thousands of Earthquakes Rock Iceland

For Prelims: Volcanoes, Earthquake, Iceland, Reykjavík, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean, Eurasian And North American Tectonic...

17 Nov 2023 Earthquakes

Emergency Alert System

For Prelims: Emergency Alert Systems in India, Cyclones, Floods, Landslides, Earthquakes For Mains: Challenges faced by India's emergency alert...

15 Nov 2023 Earthquakes

Strongest Earthquakes in History

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco killing over 2,900 people. According to the Significant...

15 Sep 2023 Earthquakes

Earthquake in Morocco

Source: IE Why in News? The most powerful earthquake in Morocco's history struck late on the 8th of September 2023. The earthquake had a magnitude...

13 Sep 2023 Earthquakes

Interior of the Earth

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14 Apr 2023 Earthquakes

Africa's Rift Valley and the Creation of a New Ocean Basin

For Prelims: Red Sea, Rift Valley, Nubian African Plate, Arabian Plate, Gulf of Aden. For Mains: Tectonic Plates, Factors Responsible for...

17 Mar 2023 Earthquakes

India’s Earthquake Preparedness

For Prelims: Turkey Syria Earthquake, Richter Scale, Himalayan Plate, Tectonic Plates. For Mains: Causes of Earthquake, Earthquakes In/Around...

13 Feb 2023 Earthquakes

Earthquakes in Turkey and Causes

Prelims: Tectonic Plates, Types of Earthquakes, Earthquake, its Distribution and Types, Strike-Slip Earthquake. Mains: Earthquake, its types and...

07 Feb 2023 Earthquakes

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27 Jan 2023 Earthquakes

Tectonic Plates

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10 Dec 2022 Earthquakes

Ring of Fire

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06 Dec 2022 Earthquakes

Earthquake

For Prelims: India and Eurasia Plates, Types of Earthquakes. For Mains: Earthquake, its Distribution and Types. Why in News? Recently,...

10 Nov 2022 Earthquakes

Seafloor Spreading

For Prelims: Seafloor Spreading, tectonic plates, Ring of Fire, Pangea For Mains: Seafloor Spreading concept and associated geographic...

25 Apr 2022 Earthquakes

Tectonic Evolution of Greater Maldive Ridge

For Prelims: Greater Maldive Ridge, Tectonic Plate, Moho Discontinuity, Isostasy, Transform Fault, seismic waves. For Mains: Important Geophysical...

18 Feb 2022 Earthquakes

Pacific Ring of Fire

For Prelims: Pacific Ring of Fire, Volcano, Earthquakes, Tectonic Plates, Subduction. For Mains: Features and Causes of Frequent Earthquakes in...

20 Jan 2022 Earthquakes