The latest seismic zone map prepared by National Disaster Management Authority and Building Materials and Technology Promotional Council reveals that nearly 59% of India’s land area is prone to moderate or severe earthquakes.
This earthquake zoning map divides India into five different zones of earthquake intensity and highlights the location that falls under them. It helps determine the hazard zones of different intensities and shows that 95% of total 304 million households are susceptible to earthquakes in different degrees.
The map released on Tuesday will be made accessible to your mobile phones in the next three months to help you determine the vulnerability of your home/office to earthquake risk, reports The Times of India.