3.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Kashmir

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: A 3.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Kashmir valley on Monday with panicked residents running out of their homes at some places. According to National Center for Seismology, the epicenter was in Baramulla district and the quake took place at a depth of 10 km. It said the earthquake occurred at 02:28 pm Indian standard time….

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Earthquakes: What Should Kashmir Do?

Earthquakes: What Should Kashmir Do?

[ad_1] We must retrofit and audit the existing infrastructure to ensure that they are able to withstand seismic forces, and we must change our construction practices to suit the seismicity of our zone, writes Uzma Khan An undated photograph showing Christain missionaries treating people in an open dispensary in Baramulla. The people were injured in an…

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Can Scientists Predict A Particular Earthquake?

Can Scientists Predict A Particular Earthquake?

[ad_1] University of Washington professor of seismology and geohazards Harold Tobin who also heads the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, explains the differences between predicting and forecasting earthquakes An aerial view of the devastation by the February 2023 earthquake in Hatay, Turkey. In short, no. Science has not yet found a way to make actionable earthquake predictions. A…

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Why Is An Earthquake In Himalayas Overdue?

[ad_1] by Gyaneshwar Dayal Earthquakes cannot be predicted because geologists are still limited to studying the Earth’s surface and haven’t been able to study the planet’s crust, a hundred km below where the earthquakes originate. An aerial view of the devastation by the February 2023 earthquake in Hatay, Turkey. It is said that when a…

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Turkey Disaster

[ad_1] As a shallow, inland earthquake of a huge magnitude flattened a vast belt straddling the border between Turkey and Syria killing thousands of people instantly, a number of Kashmiri students have joined relief and rescue teams. Khalid Bashir Gura talked to a few of them to report the state and status of a major…

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25000 Already Dead, Rescue Teams from 90 Countries Looking For Survivors in Turkey, Syria

[ad_1] by Tazeem Nazir SRINAGAR: The death toll in the Turkey-Syria earthquake has crossed 25000 people as rescuers from more than 90 countries, including India, are desperately looking for survivors in the debris. Since February 6, when the twin earthquakes flattened a vast belt straddling the border, the region has witnessed more than 650 aftershocks,…

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Twin Earthquakes Kill 2600 People In Turkey, Syria

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: More than 2600 people were reported dead in a devastating earthquake that flattened most of Turkey’s Gaziantep area bordering Syria. The devastation is visible across Turkey’s 10 provinces and a vast belt in war-torn Syria. Depremler sonrası *Hatay’ın yukarıdan görüntüsü: pic.twitter.com/RnSi8yNTzA — ibrahim Haskoloğlu (@haskologlu) February 6, 2023 Tensions in Kashmir families whose…

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