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Major earthquake could occur in Delhi:Meteorological Department

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Delhi is sitting on a potential killer temblor, that can pull down like a pack of cards the several high-rise buildings dotting the skyline here as the city comes under highly seismic Zone-4 category. The Zone indicates that earthquake measuring upto 6.5 on the Richter Scale could strike the city and its periphery and this intensity could cause severe damage to the buildings that do not conform to the earthquake resistant norms. "Possibility of earthquake in Delhi cannot be ruled out, as it comes under Zone-4. And the intensity could go up to 6.5 on the Richter Scale," Director of Earthquake Risk Evaluation Center of India Meteorological Department A K Shukla told PTI. However, the Himalayan range, Jammu and Kashmir, Northeastern states and Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the most earthquake vulnerable areas in the country and could witness high intensity temblors up to eight magnitude, Shukla said. These areas come under Zone five, he said. Shukla said the categories of zones have been finalised on the basis of previous historical data and the geological characteristics of the place. If the previous data is any indication, Delhi has already witnessed six highintensity quakes between 1720 and 1996. The capital region was struck by a quake measuring 6.5 on Richter scale on July 15, 1720. This was followed another by severe quake of 6.8 intensity on September one, 1803. Another four major quakes were experienced on January 16, 1842 (5.5 intensity), October 10, 1956 (6.7), August, 27 1960 (6.0) and August 15, 1966 (5.8).

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