Earthquake Current Affairs, GK & News
Lineament: Cause of Assam Earthquakes
An unfamiliar lineament is the major factor behind frequent earthquakes in the Sonitpur area of Assam. According to Geological Survey of India (GSI), the earthquakes in the region are frequent due to the following reasons: East-West Trending Atherkhet Fault Nrthwest-Southeast Trending Kopili Fault North-south trending Lineament The GSI has said that the Lineament is the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Assam Earthquake • Earthquake • lineament • Natural Disasters • seismic zones
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hits Tajikistan
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit Tajikistan on February 12, 2020. The tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh. The seismology department at first gave the epicentre as Amritsar because of software error later confirmed epicentre as Tajikistan. What is an Earthquake? Shaking of the surface of the Earth because of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Earthquake • Earthquake prediction • seismic zones • Tajikistan earthquake • tectonic plates • Types of Earthquake • volcanic activities
What is LongOps Project?
The LongOps Project is a collaboration between UK and Japan. Under the operation, the scientists from Japan and UK will develop new and safe technologies to dismantle old nuclear facilities such as the Fukushima that were severely damaged by tsunamis and earthquakes. About LongOps Project The project is to use long-reach robotic arms and hence ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Earthquake • ITER • LongOps Project • Nuclear Fission • Nuclear fusion • Nuclear reactors • Tsunami
Mount Everest
Context in Current Affairs: The foreign ministers of China and Nepal recently certified the elevation of Mt Everest at 8,848.86 metres above sea level. The new height is 86 centimetres higher than the height of the Mountain recognised since 1954. The countries China and Nepal jointly declaring the height of the peak says that there ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: China-Nepal • Earthquake • Edmund Hillary • Himalayas • Mount Everest
Suture Zone in the Himalayas has become Tectonically Active
The study conducted by scientists from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology says that the suture zone of the Himalayas has become tectonically active. Key Findings The scientists have observed that the thrust is broken, sedimentary beds are tilted. Bedrocks are showing brittle deformation and the rivers are associated with the uplifted terraces. The scientists used ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Earthquake • Himalayas • Natural Disasters • Plate tectonics • tectonic plates • Wadia Institute of Himalayn Geology
Earthquake in Leh: Reasons, Causes, Effects of recent frequent tremors in North India
On October 6, 2020, a tremor of 5.4 magnitude occurred in Ladakh at a depth of 10 kilometres. This was reported by National Centre for Seismology. There were no reports of injuries and damages. Highlights Ladakh also faced an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Ritcher scale in late September 2020. Apart from Ladakh, other ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Earthquake • foreshock • Ladakh • National Centre for Seismology • Natural Disasters • seismic zones