A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Why is North India always prone to earthquakes?

Best Answers

Indian continental plate is moving towards north and subducted below the Himalayas and there is still active movement takes place time to time causing earthquake. read more

I'll continue to what karthik said. The world is divided into earthquake prone areas or zones according to the geography of a particular place. So, seeing the geographical conditions of north India it comes under specified zones and hence more earthquakes are seen in north India as compared to the south. read more

Areas under Zone 5 include western and central Himalayas, Rann of Kutch, and North-East India, and are even more vulnerable to massive earthquakes. In the list of 5 most earthquake prone cities in India, Delhi owns the third spot. read more