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<ul><li>The first earthquake to hit was in the Indian state of <keyword id="46408" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arunachal-Pradesh">Arunachal Pradesh</keyword> at 1:00am.</li><li>Following which three more earthquakes were felt in Nepal.</li><li>The US Geological Survey predicts ‘low likelihood’ of damages and fatalities. </li></ul>The first earthquake was felt in Aalo, Arunachal Pradesh — in north west India at 1:00am. This was followed by three earthquakes in Nepal in the morning measuring up to 5.2 on the Richter Scale. The first 4.8 tremor was felt at 6:14am in Kathmandu, followed by two tremors in Naubise in Dhading at 6:29am and 6:40am. The intensity of the earthquake in India, however, is disputed. The <keyword id="55209" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Meteorological-Department">Indian Meteorological Department</keyword> measured it as 5.8 on the Richter Scale but the US Geological Survey (USGS) <a href="https://twitter.com/USGSBigQuakes/status/1120787800641527808">asserts</a> that the magnitude of the earthquake was actually around 6.1. Regardless of the numbers, USGS <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70003axc/executive?utm_medium=social">predicts</a> that there is ‘low likelihood’ of resultant casualties and damages from the quake. Xinhua — China's official state news agency — <a href="http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/24/c_138004455.htm">reported</a> that the earthquake in India was also felt in Tibet, one of India’s neighbours. Myanmar and Bhutan, two other countries that share a border with Arunachal Pradesh, have reported any such activity. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/miscellaneous/the-15-most-earthquake-prone-countries-in-the-world-according-to-science/slidelist/67219052.cms">The 15 most earthquake-prone countries in the world, according to science</a> <a href="http://businessinsider">6.0 magnitude earthquake hits India’s Nicobar Islands, no tsunami risk reported</a>

Four earthquakes hit India and Nepal, no casualties

An <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword> measuring 7.5 magnitude struck 80 km (50 miles) east of Pokhara in <keyword id="12266" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Nepal">Nepal</keyword> on Saturday, about half way between the town and the capital <keyword id="18568" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="kathmandu">Kathmandu</keyword>. Tremors have been felt right across the entire northern Indian belt, from Rajasthan to the states in the north east. The quake was 31 km (19 miles) deep. 
 
This is the second largest earthquake to rock the region since 1934, when an earthquake measuring over 8 on the Richter scale, nearly wiped out the entire area. Though slightly lesser in magnitude, today’s earthquake, given it is continental in nature, is expected to create widespread devastation in and around the epicentre. 
 So strong has been its impact, that several strong after shocks have been felt even as far as <keyword id="66" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Delhi">Delhi</keyword> NCR since then. The impact in Delhi around the first earthquake was around 5 on the richter scale. The aftershock that followed the massive earthquake measured 6.6 on the richter scale at the epicentre in Nepal. Several pictures from Kathmandu showing damaged and destroyed buildings have already started pouring in. 
 
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued an alert for the entire region that has felt the tremors in India including the national capital region, stating people to stay away from concrete structures once aftershocks begin, given an earthquake of this magnitude has the power of damaging even the strongest of buildings. 
 
What is a big cause of concern however is the level of preparedness that one can expect in the national capital region, given it falls in Earthquake Zone 4, or the second most dangerous geographical zone for earthquakes in India, followed only by the entire Himalayan belt, which is the most earthquake prone area in India (Zone 5).

Massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastates Nepal. Strong tremors felt across entire North India and NE India

<ul><li>A 6.0-magnitude <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword> hit the Indian <keyword id="589972" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Islands">islands</keyword> of <keyword id="73024" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Andaman">Andaman</keyword> and <keyword id="171285" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nicobar">Nicobar</keyword> islands today morning. </li><li>No <keyword id="42570" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tsunami">tsunami</keyword> alert has been issued because the earthquake did not result in a subsequent rise of sea levels. </li><li>No immediate <keyword id="3501296" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Loss-of-Life">loss of life</keyword> or damage to property was reported.</li></ul> An earthquake just hit the western region of <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>, and its epicenter was the Nicobar islands region. The earthquake hit at 8:45 am today morning and measured 6.0 on the richter scale according to India’s National Center for Seismology. But there’s no threat of a tsunami. The Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) stated that the earthquake shouldn’t result in a tsunami because it didn’t result in a rise in sea levels. Officials have also reported that there were no immediate reports of loss of life or even damage to property. But, the localities did feel the tremors. Prone to <keyword id="792115" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="seismic-activity">seismic activity</keyword> The Andaman and Nicobar islands are prone to seismic activity. It was even witness to <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/12-earthquakes-jolt-andaman-nicobar-islands-in-24-hrs/">12 earthquakes</a> over the span of 24 hours on November 9, 2015 — all going measuring 5 or more on the richter scale. The largest earthquake recorded in the area was in December 2005 that hit the North Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. The Andaman and Nicobar were the worst hit territory in India reporting a loss of 4,486 people. This is all because it’s located near the boundary of the Indian plate and the Burmese microplate marked by the Andaman Trench. The north-east end of Port Blair is also home to the only volcanoes in India — the Barren Island Volcano and Narcondam.

6.0 magnitude earthquake hits India’s Nicobar Islands, no tsunami risk reported

The Union home ministry's disaster management experts have issued a warning of bigger earthquakes, with a magnitude of 8.2 or more, hitting the already ruptured Himalayan region. 
 
The Northeastern Indian state of Manipur was struck by a high magnitude quake on Monday, and more of these are likely to rock the region. 
 
The tectonic shift in this region has already caused a series of high-magnitude earthquakes, with Manipur (6.7, Jan 2016), Nepal (7.3, May 2015) and Sikkim 6.9 (2011), in the past few years. This has also led to conditions that might cause multiple huge earthquakes in the coming future. 
 
In a conversation with TOI, NIDM director Santosh Kumar said that the interconnected plates across Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and India pose a bigger danger to the region. He also predicted a disaster of bigger magnitude that awaits hill states and parts of Bihar, UP and even Delhi. All these states fall under the second worst seismic Zone IV classification, while the North-East and other hill states fall under severe seismic Zone V. 
 
Kumar also said the Centre has taken measures to sensitise the governments so that all hill states adopt a common building code, which is different from the rest of India. 
 
Factually speaking, India is divided into four seismic zones. While the most active Zone V comprises of the whole of north-east along with parts of north Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, J&amp;K, Gujarat and Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands, Delhi comes under Zone IV and is considered to be prone to high-magnitude quakes. 
 
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MHA experts warn the government of big earthquakes in the Himalayan region

Even as aftershocks continue to be felt across <keyword id="12266" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Nepal">Nepal</keyword> and its capital <keyword id="18568" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="kathmandu">Kathmandu</keyword>, reports of the first <keyword id="6379994" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="casualty">casualty</keyword> from the severe 7.9 magnitude has trickled in, of a 15 year old girl, who succumbed to her injuries on the Indian side of the Indo-Nepal border. The casualty, officials both in <keyword id="2823538" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Nepal-and-India">Nepal and India</keyword> fear, could go much higher given the scale of devastation followed by the massive <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword> and its hugely powerful aftershocks. 
 
Some extremely moving first pictures and videos amongst other details of the extent of damage have also started filtering in. Several pictures have surfaced showing huge cracks on roads in Kathmandu, several destroyed buildings, including a completely raised to the ground chapel. Reports also suggest that the Kathmandu airport has been shutdown and all flights are now being directed to India. Fear is now mounting that there could be several people stuck or buried under collapsed high-rises and other buildings in Kathmandu alone. 
 
An earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude struck 80 km (50 miles) east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday, about half way between the town and the capital Kathmandu. Tremors have been felt right across the entire northern Indian belt, from Rajasthan to the states in the north east. The quake was 31 km (19 miles) deep. 
 
This is the second largest earthquake to rock the region since 1934, when an earthquake measuring over 8 on the Richter scale, nearly wiped out the entire area. Though slightly lesser in magnitude, today’s earthquake, given it is continental in nature, is expected to create widespread devastation in and around the epicentre. 
 
So strong has been its impact, that several strong after- tremors have been felt even as far as Delhi NCR since then. Several picture from Kathmandu showing damaged and destroyed buildings have already started pouring in. 
 
What is a big cause of concern however is the level of preparedness that one can expect in the national capital region, given it falls in Earthquake Zone 4, or the second most dangerous geographical zone for earthquakes in India, followed only by the entire Himalayan belt, which is the most earthquake prone area in India (Zone 5).

Massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake causes widespread devastation in Nepal, Kathmandu airport reportedly shut down

Fear and panic gripped people when two high intensity earthquakes struck <keyword id="12266" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nepal">Nepal</keyword> again on Tuesday. The Northern and Eastern part of <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> has felt the tremors again at around 12:35 pm. According to reports, the intensity of the quake is believed to be around 7.1 on the <keyword id="2847492" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Richters-scale">Richter's scale</keyword>. As per a Reuters report, the <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword> has hit 68km away from west of Namche Bazar, a town close to <keyword id="14834" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mount-Everest">Mount Everest</keyword>. 
 
However, the US Geological Survey, the intensity of the earthquake is estimated to be 7.4 Richter scale and is only 19 km deep. 
 
This was the second earthquake that rattled Nepal and the Northern part of India. Earlier in the day, another earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on Richter's scale had rocked the region. Tremors were also felt in Bihar West Bengal, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and other parts of India. 
 The epicenter of this earthquake today is reportedly close to the last quake. Four aftershocks were felt following the earthquake- two in Nepal, 1 in Indonesia and 1 in <keyword id="6354541" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="afghanistan">Afghanistan</keyword>. Overall, there have six major earthquakes have occurred in 45 minutes. 
 
The earthquake has also triggered three landslides in Nepal and has claimed four lives. The landslides have severely injured 12 people. Several passengers at the Kathmandu airport were seen rushing out of the airport. Back home, people were seen evacuating the building and scurrying on the roads. 
 
Following the earthquake that shook the Himalyan country and claimed over 8000 lives, geologists had predicted aftershocks and more tremors in the region. 
 
Currently, three Indian army engineering teams are still there in Nepal while Army choppers are now working to reach the remote parts of the country. The recent tremors are expected to hamper the relief works going on in Nepal massively. 
 
According to sources, an alert notification has been issued by the Indian government for rescue and relief operations in Nepal once again 
 
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Breaking News: Massive earthquake felt across Delhi NCR, Nepal is epicentre with 7.1 on Richter scale

Horror! Horror! Horror! The earthquake returned to rattle Nepal and parts of India, China and Afghanistan. Tuesday afternoon witnessed a series of movers and shakers, which was far less in losses and causalities than its disastrous prequel 2 weeks back, but it scared the hell out of people. 
 
No wonder, the word #earthquake started trending on Twitter soon after the tremors reached India because everyone, including our celebs and politicians, were busy tweeting their worries and prayers on the micro-blogging site. Here is what they posted. 
 
 
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		Strong tremor here in Amritsar — <keyword id="6355887" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shahid-Kapoor">Shahid Kapoor</keyword> (@shahidkapoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/shahidkapoor/status/598027181919326208">May 12, 2015</a> 
	 
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			Omg, i just felt myself swaying a bit and got a msg that theres been an earthquake in Delhi!! Hoping all fine! — <keyword id="62210" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sonakshi-Sinha">Sonakshi Sinha</keyword> (@sonakshisinha) <a href="https://twitter.com/sonakshisinha/status/598024511447924736">May 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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			Ok what the F just felt another earthquake in Mumbai again!! — <keyword id="562349" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Parineeti-Chopra">Parineeti Chopra</keyword> (@ParineetiChopra) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParineetiChopra/status/598023951999049728">May 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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			Noooo! Not Nepal again! It's so so saddening! Why this fury against that 1 country!!?
		— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) <a href="https://twitter.com/taapsee/status/598025331547582464">May 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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			Mother Earth is telling us something, we all better listen and respect her more# another earthquake <a href="https://twitter.com/nepal">@Nepal</a>.Hope ppl are ok this time around🙏 — King <keyword id="8965" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mika">Mika</keyword> Singh (@MikaSingh) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikaSingh/status/598031640217006080">May 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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			Nepal 😕 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/prayers?src=hash">#prayers</a>
		— Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) <a href="https://twitter.com/aditiraohydari/status/598042988275597312">May 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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		 You can't control earthquakes, but you can control your <keyword id="6356826" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="environment">environment</keyword> - take precautions to ensure your home is earthquake ready. Be safe.
		— soha ali khan (@sakpataudi) <a href="https://twitter.com/sakpataudi/status/598067597372973056">May 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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			Just heard about the earthquake coming once again. Hope everyone is safe in India and Nepal.
		— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) <a href="https://twitter.com/ajaydevgn/status/598041492653932544">May 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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		 Besides <keyword id="6406875" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="life-insurance">Life Insurance</keyword> case for <keyword id="35450" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="insurance">Insurance</keyword> against Earth Rage(Earth Quake),Road Rage,(Drunken Driving),Rain Rage (Floods)&amp; Dry Rage(Droughts) — <keyword id="6354361" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kiran-Bedi">Kiran Bedi</keyword> (@thekiranbedi) <a href="https://twitter.com/thekiranbedi/status/598032324169576448">May 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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			News of an earthquake hitting Nepal again has come. Several parts of India also felt the tremors. MHA is collecting more details and info — <keyword id="6355121" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajnath-Singh">Rajnath Singh</keyword> (@BJPRajnathSingh) <a href="https://twitter.com/BJPRajnathSingh/status/598027254610800640">May 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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			Another terrible tragedy for Nepal. More devastation as another earthquake hits .. We r so helpless in front of nature
		— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) <a href="https://twitter.com/ameesha_patel/status/598065377185116160">May 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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		 Another earthquake! Prayers for safety &amp; well being of all affected. We're closely monitoring <keyword id="818773" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-situation">the situation</keyword> in Rajasthan. — <keyword id="6361795" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vasundhara-Raje">Vasundhara Raje</keyword> (@VasundharaBJP) <a href="https://twitter.com/VasundharaBJP/status/598059251559346177">May 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
	 
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			Please do not panic and maintain calm. Earthquake situation is being closely monitored &amp; officials are already in the field — <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> (@ArvindKejriwal) May 12, 2015 
		 
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Nepal Earthquake: This is how
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Even as Nepal tries to gather enough people and rescue teams to injured and death, another set of aftershock were felt across Nepal and India with it measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale—making it the biggest after the main <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword> that struck Nepal yesterday morning. 
 
Even as the death toll surpasses the 2,000 mark, massive rescue efforts have been mounted by the Nepalese government ably supported by rescue teams from India. More than 10 air force aircrafts and 210 NDRF teams have been sent to Nepal by India with almost 50 tonnes of relief material. So far, almost 300 Indians have been rescued from Nepal and brought back to India this morning, and efforts are on to bring another 500 Indians stranded in Nepal. 
 
Reports also suggest 61 people have been injured and 18 dead at the Everest base camp; Indian air force team is already overseeing rescue efforts in that area. 
 
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Death toll rising rapidly, aftershock continues to jolt

<ul><li><keyword id="6355629" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="google">Google</keyword> wants to build the world’s largest earthquake detection network using Android smartphones. </li><li>The phones already have acceleration sensors that can serve as mini-seismometers. </li><li>Smartphones across the world will send data back to Google’s servers, which it will then compare, to determine whether there was an actual earthquake or not. </li></ul>Google wants to build the world’s largest earthquake detection network, and it is going to use every available Android smartphone on the planet to do it. Last year, the total number of active Android devices across the planet crossed <a href="https://twitter.com/Android/status/1125822326183014401">2.5 billion.</a> <div type="image" title="Google earthquake 2" msid="77499801" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Google wants to use Android phones across the planet to build the world&amp;#39;s largest earthquake detection system&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Each smartphone already comes with tiny accelerometers, which is how Google Maps can estimate how fast you’re driving down the highway. Those same sensors can be used to detect earthquakes, each serving as a mini-seismometer. It is not always possible to deploy an actual ground network of seismometers in every nook and cranny of the world. With smartphones doing the heavy lifting, <a href="https://blog.google/products/android/earthquake-detection-and-alerts/?utm_source=tw&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=og&amp;utm_content=">it may no longer be necessary either. </a> How will Google find out if there’s an earthquake? If a phone detects an earthquake, it will send a signal back to Google’s earthquake detection server. This means your phone’s location at that particular point of time will be shared with the tech giant. Google says it needs the location in order to compare the information with incoming data from other phones to determine if an earthquake is really happening. “We’re essentially racing the speed of light against the speed of an earthquake. And lucky for us, the speed of light is much faster,” the company said in a statement. How will Google use this information? To begin with, Google will use the collated data to pump up its results on Google Search. If you search for ‘earthquake’ or ‘earthquake near me’, Google will be able to determine if there have actually been any tremors along with helpful resources on what to do after. In the US, Google has collaborated with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to send earthquake alerts to users in the state using the ShakeAlert system. <div type="image" title="Google earthquake" msid="77499809" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Google is launching earthquake alerts in California&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Over the coming year, Google plans to roll out the <keyword id="7364797" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="earthquake-alert">earthquake alert</keyword> system to more countries across the world using Android’s phone-based earthquake detection. In addition to earth detection, Google’s latest operating system update also includes Android Emergency Location Service (ELS), Android Auto for cars, and a new ‘bedtime’ mode to keep phones alert-free as users sleep. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[]]></cdata></div> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/after-jio-swiggy-paytm-ola-and-byjus-and-other-startups-on-target-of-chinese-hackers/articleshow/77497819.cms">After Jio, India's unicorn startups are the top target for Chinese hackers trying to get their hands on Indian users' data</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/meet-the-makers-of-motera-stadium-the-same-company-that-designed-melbourne-cricket-ground-and-sections-of-lords/articleshow/77499104.cms">Meet the makers of Motera Stadium — the same company that designed Melbourne Cricket Ground and sections of Lord’s</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-approves-another-1-2-billion-for-defence-over-and-above-the-5-5-billion-last-month/articleshow/77487432.cms">HAL's share price jumps 4% after India approves defence projects worth $1.2 billion</a>

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