The Geological Survey of India (GSI) grouped the country into five categories based on expected levels of damage: Very high ...

India has released a new earthquake map. The entire Himalayan region is now in the highest risk zone. Over 60% of India faces ...

The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks.

Himalayas have been placed under the ‘highest-risk danger zone’ by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as it unveiled a ...

This marks one of the most significant shifts in seismic hazard assessment in decades, revealing that 61% of the country now ...

Nepal lies in one of the most active tectonic zones (Seismic zones IV and V), making it extremely vulnerable to earthquakes, ...

Nepal's Bajhang district of Sudur Paschim province was hit by a 4.4. magnitude earthquake on Sunday. There were no immediate ...

India has introduced a revised seismic zonation map under the updated Earthquake Design Code from the Bureau of Indian Standards. Notably, the entire Himalayan arc is now classified in the newly ...

Stay at Raithal Homestay, a 500-year-old Garhwal home by Prithviraj Singh Rana, famed for earthquake-resistant architecture and Himalayan treks.

The earthquake in Nepal created devastation on Mount Everest during a time when climbers were flocking to the tallest mountain in the world. Related: Washington Everest teams will need to be ...

After a powerful earthquake struck outside Bangladesh's crowded capital Dhaka on November 21, images were shared in posts ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The devastating 2015 Nepal earthquake that killed thousands changed the lives of many in the Himalayan nation. But it was the beginning of a friendship for two girls who each ...