Lively Almora fault led to extend in earthquakes in 2023: Rijiju

NEW DELHI, Dec 6:
The activation of the Almora fault in western Nepal was the rationale for earthquakes in elements of north India and Nepal, Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju stated on Wednesday.
In a written reply in Lok Sabha, he stated the activation of the Almora fault triggered vital mainshock earthquakes on January 24 (5.8 magnitude), October 3 (6.2), and November 3 (6.4).
These mainshocks, accompanied by subsequent aftershocks, led to an elevated frequency of earthquakes in 2023, Rijiju stated, including that the background seismicity remained unchanged throughout this era.
“It is not uncommon for northern India and Nepal to sometimes expertise reasonable earthquakes, and fluctuations in seismic exercise. Nepal and the neighbouring northern a part of India, located close to the energetic faults of the Himalayan area, are extremely seismically energetic areas susceptible to frequent earthquakes resulting from collision tectonics, the place the Indian plate subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate,” he stated.
Almora fault is a excessive angle west-northwest-east-souteast to northwest-southeast trending tectonic airplane that separates the Garhwal group of interior lesser Himalaya within the north from Jaunsar and Dudatoli Teams of outer lesser Himalayas within the south. Rijiju stated the Bureau of Indian Requirements (BIS) has printed the Seismic Zoning Map of India, starting from Zone II to V and affords pointers for implementing the important engineering codes and practices to assemble earthquake-resistant buildings.
The Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority (NDMA) has been the company answerable for varied precautionary measures similar to earthquake drills, consciousness applications, earthquake administration to boost preparedness and response to earthquake associated incidents. On January 24, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hit Nepal. It was strongly felt in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
On October 3, two earthquakes of magnitude 4.6 and 6.2 jolted Nepal and the tremors had been felt in Delhi-NCR.
On November 3, a robust earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hit Nepal with greater than 382 aftershocks. (PTI)