According to a report, ‘Earthquake hazard zoning maps’, by the Building Materials Technology Promotion Council (BMPTC), as many as 95% households in the country are vulnerable to earthquakes.

has published the Seismic Zoning Map of India, providing guidelines from Zone II to V for constructing earthquake-resistant buildings. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) plays a ...

efforts in releasing the Seismic Zoning Map of India. This map categories regions into risk zones II through V, determined by their respective risk levels. BIS Guidelines for Earthquake-Resistant ...

The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1, was strongly felt across several areas in North India, including Delhi-NCR and parts of Bihar. Several videos have gone viral on social media that show ...