Nothing extraordinary in Delhi earthquakes, you need a disaster management plan: experts

The Delhi-NCR region is very strange with regard to seismic activities. (representative)

New Delhi:

With nearly 13 earthquakes hitting the Delhi-NCR region in two months, there were concerns if it was the precursor to a major wave, but experts say there is nothing unusual about this seismic activity.

They stressed that although earthquakes are unpredictable, an appropriate disaster management plan must be developed to deal with any emergency.

The Delhi-NCR region is very strange with regard to seismic activities. It has many fault lines that generate earthquakes, but it also feels the impact of earthquakes centered around the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and even in Nepal.

Delhi experienced a major earthquake in 1720 with a magnitude of 6.5. The last major earthquake was in the area near Bolandshahr in 1956 measuring 6.7, according to AK Shukla, who was head of the Seismology Center and the Seismological Risk Center of the Meteorology Department of India which was later taken under the newly formed National Seismology Center.

Shukla said that the recent earthquakes are not an unusual phenomenon since the Delhi-NCR region has many fault lines such as the Mahindrajdar-Dehradun fault. There are errors in Mathura, Moradabad and Sohna.

All the last 13 earthquakes recorded in the Delhi-NCR region were of low to moderate intensity – 12 April – Delhi (3.5); April 13 – Delhi (2.7); April 16 – Delhi (2); May 3 – Delhi (3); May 6 – Faridabad (2.3), May 10 – Delhi (3.4); May 15 – Delhi (2.2), May 28 – Faridabad (2.5); May 29 – Rohtak (4.5 and 2.9); June 1 – Rohtak (1.8 and 3) and June 3 – Faridabad (3.2).

Of these 13, the earthquake occurred only in Rohtak above 4 which occurred under the moderate intensity earthquake.

CP Rajendran, professor of geodynamics at the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research in Bengaluru, said Delhi had not witnessed any earthquake above 4.5 degrees so far.

He said there is very little likelihood of a major earthquake in Delhi-NCR, an extremely densely populated area.

“Earthquakes are not new to Delhi-NCR because of many fault lines. If one notices the earthquake pattern since the past two and a half months, it recorded the highest strength of 4.5 on May 29 (Rohtak). Since then it has decreased,” he said.

“We don’t have the fault lines in Delhi that span hundreds of kilometers, like the way we have in the Himalayas and known for their high seismic activities. There are local fault lines and they are going to remove the pressure from earthquakes,” Rajendran said.

Shukla said that due to malfunctions around Delhi, the city could get an earthquake with a strength of 6 to 6.5, but this only shows the capacity of the local system.

“This does not mean that such an earthquake will happen immediately as there is no scientific technique to predict the earthquake,” he said.

Shukla, who was part of the team that conducted the seismic micro zone of the city, said 30 percent of Delhi is located under the fifth region, while the rest is located under the fourth region.

According to the map of the total seismic regions of India as a whole, the Bureau of Indian Standards classified the entire country into four major groups – the fifth region (high density) to the second region (low density).

“The recent earthquakes are a warning, but there is no technology to predict earthquakes. We need a mitigation plan such as structures that can withstand tremors. Delhi also feels tremors whenever earthquakes occur in the Himalayas,” he added.

The director of IIT Guwahati TG Sitharam said that the closest point of breaking into the main border (MBT) to Delhi is about 200 km.

“But there is a possibility of a 7 magnitude bigger earthquake. Nothing can be ruled out. Nobody can say when that will happen,” said Mr. Sitaram, who was part of the team that reviewed the NCS’s earthquake efforts. Micronesin Delhi.

He said Delhi is located on the Indian Ganga belt which contains sediments. This amplifies the movement of the earthquake and hence its effect.

“Therefore, if any earthquake occurs in the Himalayas or even Hindu Kush, the impact can be felt in Delhi-NCR. He also cited the 2015 Nepal earthquake that he felt across the India-Gangtian belt including Delhi,” he said.

He emphasized educating people and taking precautions.

“There is an urgent need to prepare society for an earthquake disaster. Earthquakes do not kill, they are the buildings that do so. Consequently, awareness of seismic design and earthquake preparedness is important for society as a whole and it is important to prepare the community for the sake of probability,” said Mr. Sitharam, who is also the president of the association. Indian Seismic Technology.

JJ also stressed. The. Gautam, Chief (Operations) of NCS, stresses the need for appropriate structures that can withstand tremors.

“We cannot predict earthquakes, but we can devise an appropriate disaster management plan,” said Gautam.

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