TOI explains: Why Delhi and parts of northern India face earthquakes so often

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on February 17, 2025
An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude with a shallow depth of 5 km jolted Delhi-NCR and parts of northern India early Monday morning. Delhi's vulnerability to seismic activity is due to its geological location near the Indian and Eurasian Plates collision zone and local fault systems. Retrofitting older buildings and improving...

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As K. Annamalai steps down as Tamil Nadu BJP chief, speculation is rife about his next role. He might be appointed as a central minister in Delhi, given an..
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In a surprising incident in Tamil Nadu's Chennai, a man fishing in a lake was choked to death after it started swimming in his throat, as reported by Times of..
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