Question

Which district is under the seismically most active/sensitive zone, in Uttarakhand?

Answer 1

Answer:

Chamoli district is under the seismically most active/sensitive zone, in Uttarakhand.

Explanation:

Nine out of 13 districts in Uttarakhand are located in hills. Uttarakhand is located in zone 4 of the seismic zone of India. Himalayan region is a fragile and ecologically sensitive zone. The zone 4 is also called the high damage risk zone and MSK VIII. The MSK (Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik) intensity is broadly associated with the various seismic zones in India.

Answer 2

Rudraprayag is seismically the most active district of Uttarakhand.

Explanation:

• Uttarakhand's most sensitive zone is Rudraprayag which faces severe earthquakes.
• It’s a measurement in Richter Scale is 5.5 to 5.8 and epicenter is Rudraprayag.
• It is marked as most sensitive or zone IV in India. The Indo- Eurasian plates movements in the Earth’s layer emits strain layers which are leading to earthquakes.
• The intensity lower than 6 magnitude of strain release causes lower quakes but if the energy is not released then there is a possibility of a big earthquake.

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