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Why in News Recently, a powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Assam and other parts of Northeast. According to the...
29 Apr 2021 Earthquakes
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Mapping Seismic Hazard of Eastern Himalaya
Why in News Recently, scientists have found the first geological evidence of an earthquake on the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, documented...
09 Feb 2021 Earthquakes
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The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent...
08 Feb 2021 Earthquakes
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Tectonic Plates A tectonic plate (also called lithospheric plate) is a massive, irregularly-shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both...
01 Feb 2021 Earthquakes
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Earthquake Concentrations in Dharchula Region
Why in News Recently, scientists at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) have unearthed large concentrations of micro and moderate magnitude...
10 Nov 2020 Earthquakes
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Tectonically Active Zone of Himalayas
Why in News Recently, a group of scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun have found that the Indus-Tsangpo Suture...
28 Oct 2020 Earthquakes
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An earthquake in simple words is the shaking of the earth. It is a natural event. It is caused due to release of energy, which generates waves that...
30 Jul 2020 Earthquakes
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Seismicity Study of Arunachal Himalaya
Why in News Recently, a study by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), pertaining to the exploration of the elastic properties of rocks...
27 Jul 2020 Earthquakes
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Why in News According to a recently published study, researchers have developed a new way to improve the prediction of earthquakes. Key...
18 Jul 2020 Earthquakes
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Why in News Recently, the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) has observed that the recent series of tremors in the National Capital...
20 Jun 2020 Earthquakes
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Why in News Scientists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) have reported a change in the Earth’s seismic noise and vibrations amid the...
17 Apr 2020 Earthquakes
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Ionospheric Based Monitoring of Large Earthquakes
Why in News Recently, scientists of Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) have come up with a study of the signatures of recent large earthquakes...
08 Apr 2020 Earthquakes
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Seismometers Defunct in Earthquake-Prone Zones
Why in News 20 out of 35 seismometers and accelerographs in earthquake prone zones (Seismic zone III and IV) of Maharashtra were found...
30 Nov 2019 Earthquakes
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Massive Mountains Discovered under Earth’s Crust
Scientists have discovered massive mountains in the Earth’s mantle. The mountains were located at the boundary of the outer and lower mantle...
18 Feb 2019 Earthquakes
