As many as 29 Indian Cities and Towns in India are considered as highly vulnerable for Earthquakes.
Locations in Seismic Zone IV and V fall under severe to very severe categories. Whereas, Zone II cities are considered as less vulnerable to quakes.
According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), Locations close to Himalayas have been identified as severe seismic zones. Nation's capital Delhi, Srinagar (J&K), Patna (Bihar), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Puducherry, Kohima (Nagaland), Gangtok (Sikkim), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Imphal (Manipur), Guwahati and Chandigarh fall under Seismic Zones IV and V. The total population of these cities is beyond 3 crore.
Northeastern region is highly vulnerable to earthquakes. Few locations in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Bihar and Andaman & Nicobar island fall in Zone V category. Where as, Some parts of J&K, Delhi, Sikkim, West Bengal, Northern Uttar Pradesh Gujarat and Maharashtra fall under Zone IV.
Currently, 84 Earthquake Observatories exist in India. About 31 new earthquake observatories will be established in India by March 2018.
Locations in Seismic Zone IV and V fall under severe to very severe categories. Whereas, Zone II cities are considered as less vulnerable to quakes.
According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), Locations close to Himalayas have been identified as severe seismic zones. Nation's capital Delhi, Srinagar (J&K), Patna (Bihar), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Puducherry, Kohima (Nagaland), Gangtok (Sikkim), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Imphal (Manipur), Guwahati and Chandigarh fall under Seismic Zones IV and V. The total population of these cities is beyond 3 crore.
Northeastern region is highly vulnerable to earthquakes. Few locations in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Bihar and Andaman & Nicobar island fall in Zone V category. Where as, Some parts of J&K, Delhi, Sikkim, West Bengal, Northern Uttar Pradesh Gujarat and Maharashtra fall under Zone IV.
Currently, 84 Earthquake Observatories exist in India. About 31 new earthquake observatories will be established in India by March 2018.