National Centre for Seismology Current Affairs, GK & News
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
Government launches India Quake app for earthquake parameter dissemination
The Union Ministry of Earth Science has launched India Quake application on the occasion of its foundation day. The mobile app has been developed by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) for automatic dissemination of earthquake parameter (location, time and magnitude) after the occurrence of earthquakes Key Features of India Quake app The App facilitates ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Topics: Disaster Management • Earthquake • India Quake app • National • National Centre for Seismology
The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) launches ‘India Quake’ app for dissemination of earthquake parameters
The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has launched two Mobile apps – India Quake and Sagar Vani to send alerts on earthquake parameters and oceanic disturbances. The ‘India Quake’ will automatically disseminate earthquake parameters like location, time and magnitude, after the occurrence of earthquakes. The app will make information dissemination faster with no restrictions ..
Topics: Earthquake • Earthquake engineering • Mechanics • National Centre for Seismology • Physical sciences • Seismology • Tsunami