Question

Gather information through internet
about earthquakes which have occurred
in India in the past 10 years on the basis
of the following points.

Answer 1

Answer:

Date Location Magnitude I Deaths Injuries

Total damage /

notes

2021-

04-28

Assam 6.0 Mw VII 2 12

Several houses in

Guwahati collapsed;

and Chowk Bazar

Tezpur also

damaged

[2][3]

2017-

01-03

India, Bangladesh 5.7 Mw V 3 8

2016-

01-04

India, Myanmar,

Bangladesh

6.7 Mw VII 11 200

2015-

10-26

Afghanistan, India,

Pakistan

7.7 Mw VII 399 2,536

2015-

05-12

Nepal, India 7.3 Mw VIII 218 3,500+

2015-

04-25

Nepal, India 7.8 Mw IX 8,964 21,952 $10 billion

2013-

05-01

Kashmir 5.7 Mw 3 90 $19.5 million NGDC

2011-

09-18

Gangtok, Sikkim 6.9 Mw VII >111

2009-

08-10

Andaman Islands 7.5 Mw VIII

Tsunami warning

issued

2008-

02-06

West Bengal 4.3 Mb 1 50 Buildings damaged NGDC

2007-

11-06

Gujarat 5.1 Mw V 1 5 Buildings damaged

[4]

2006-

11-29

Alwar district,

Rajasthan

4.0 Mw 1 2

Minor damage to

property

[5]

2006-

03-07

Gujarat 5.5 Mw VI 7 Buildings damaged

[6]

Answer 2

Earthquakes in the last ten years, in chronological order:

Following a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the Pakistan-Iran border, strong tremors shook much of north India on Tuesday evening, including the capital city and its surrounding areas.

Strong tremors caused by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the Pakistan-Iran border rocked much of north India on Tuesday evening, including the capital city and its surrounding areas. The list of significant earthquakes that have occurred in India over the past ten years is provided below.

• On April 4, 2013, the Kashmir Valley was struck by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8.
• On March 2, 2013, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Bangladesh and parts of northeast India.
• On May 11, 2012, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 shook Assam and Meghalaya. After the tremor, some buildings started to crack, but there were no reported casualties.
• On March 5, 2012, a magnitude-five earthquake caused intense tremors to be felt in Delhi and some areas of north India. No significant harm was reported.
• On September 18, 2011, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that wreaked havoc in the Sikkim-Nepal border region claimed the lives of at least 35 people and injured hundreds of others.
• On October 8, 2005, a 7.9 on the Richter scale earthquake caused more than 40,000 deaths on both sides of the Line of Control, which separates Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
• On December 26, 2004, a 9.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing a tsunami that slammed into India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the Maldives, killing over 200,000 people.

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