59 pc of India's land mass prone to earthquakes; Kolkata high rises risky

Feb 09, 2023

According to experts, Kolkata which is in Seismic Zone 4, is not on the radar of major earthquake tremors, but being adjacent to zone...

Japan: Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Ishikawa prefecture, no tsunami threat

Jun 02, 2024

Wajima and Suzu cities in Ishikawa Prefecture experienced tremors at an intensity of upper 5 on Japan's seismic scale.

Netrack Introduces Seismic Rack Cabinet to Protect IT Equipment from Earthquake

Jan 08, 2021

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): When a company plans to set up an IT room, there is a considerable investment they consider for...

Sikyong Penpa warns of strategic and ecological risks from China's Brahmaputra mega-dam project

Jan 29, 2025

Highlighting the seismic sensitivity of the Tibetan Plateau, Sikyong cautioned against the risks posed by massive construction in the fragile region.

HC expresses dissatisfaction with Delhi govt, civic bodies over seismic stability of buildings

Jun 18, 2020

New Delhi [India], June 18 : The Delhi High Court on Thursday expressed its dissatisfaction with the Delhi government and civic bodies over the...

Telangana: Hyderabad's seismic stability reassured by expert after 5.3 magnitude quake hits Mulugu

Dec 04, 2024

Dr Prakash Kumar, Director of CSIR-NGRI spoke to ANI and said, "We have got to know that people felt the tremours lightly. They might...