Indian subcontinent is amongst the“most earthquake-prone areas in the world and continued collision and seduction of Indian plate cause these tremors.
In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Ministry of Earth Sciences Y.S. Chowdary said, “The Indian subcontinent is amongst the most earthquake-prone areas in the world. Earthquakes occur along the Alpine-Himalayan belt, which also runs through the Andaman-Sumatra arc, Indo-Burmese arc and Himalayan arc.”
“The continued collision and seduction of Indian plate cause these earthquakes. A few earthquakes also occur within the peninsular shield region of India, which are grouped under intra-plate category and occur due to internal; deformation of the plate.
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