Earthquake: The earthquake in Turkey has caused severe devastation. Several thousand people have died so far due to the earthquake. Earthquakes occur at least 1000 times every year in our country too. About 59 percent of our country also comes in the high danger zone of earthquake. The highest danger resides in the Himalayan region. Many strong earthquakes have happened here before. Moderate to dangerous level earthquakes often occur here. Because the tectonic plates of two continents meet near this region. Here the Indian tectonic plate and the Tibetan plate collide and release pressure. Which causes earthquake. The area of 2400 kilometers around it would have been at maximum risk.
The country is divided into 5 zones
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has divided the country into five different earthquake zones. The areas falling in the fifth zone are considered the most dangerous and active. There is a possibility of more devastation in the states coming in this zone. Similarly, on moving towards the zone before the fifth, the risk goes on decreasing. In such a situation, let us know which states of the country come in which zone.
Earthquake Zone 1
There is no danger to the areas falling in this zone.
Earthquake Zone 2
Some parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu come in this zone.
Earthquake Zone 3
In this zone, Kerala, Goa, Lakshadweep group, some areas of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, areas of Gujarat and Punjab, some parts of West Bengal, western Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, some parts of Bihar, northern part of Jharkhand and some areas of Chhattisgarh come. . Some parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka also come under this zone.
Earthquake Zone 4
Areas of Jammu and Kashmir, parts of Ladakh, Himachal and Uttarakhand in this zone, Sikkim, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, northern areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and some parts of West Bengal, Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra near west coast And there comes a small area of western Rajasthan.
Zone 5 is the most dangerous
The most dangerous i.e. the fifth zone includes part of Jammu and Kashmir (Kashmir Valley), western part of Himachal, Kutch of Gujarat, eastern region of Uttarakhand, northern Bihar region, all the northeastern states of India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
How much of the country is in which zone?
The most dangerous i.e. in the fifth zone, 11% of the total land of the country comes. On the other hand, 18% of the land comes in the fourth zone. 30% of the land comes in the third and second zones. The biggest danger is to the states of the fourth and fifth zones.
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