Till 1984, IS 1893 was the main seismic code of India, and all seismic zone maps were based on it. This code was revised in 1966, 1970, 1975, and 1984. In 1991, it was decided that IS 1893 would ...

According to the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) seismic zoning map, Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) fall in Zone IV, which is considered a high seismic risk zone. Updated: February ...

Seismic zones and high-risk areas. India is divided into four seismic zones, ... Jammu and Kashmir are classified under Zone 5, the highest risk category in India's earthquake vulnerability map.

According to Delhi Disaster Management Authority, Delhi is placed in Seismic Zone IV in the seismic zoning map of India. Due ...

The intensity of earthquakes are categorised into 5 seismic zones namely: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4 and Zone 5, while the last one being the most dangerous. However in India, regions are ...

The national capital is placed in Seismic Zone IV in the seismic zoning map of India, the second highest in the country. As per the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, Delhi is placed in Seismic ...

NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones ... Scientists from the Geological Survey of India in 2021 published a “strain map” of the Himalayas based on data from 1,252 GPS stations ...