The present study presents a review on the progressive development of the seismic
zonation map of India both from official agencies and also from independent individual …

Any earthquake event is associated with a rupture mechanism at the source, propagation of
seismic waves through underlying rock and finally these waves travel through the soil layers …

Many marginalised groups have received significant attention in disaster literature and
disaster risk reduction policy, however others, such as the urban homeless, have stirred …

Seismic microzonation is a process of estimating site-specific effects due to an earthquake
on urban centers for its disaster mitigation and management. The state of West Bengal …

Different seismic hazard components pertaining to Bangalore city, namely soil overburden
thickness, effective shear-wave velocity, factor of safety against liquefaction potential, peak …

Alaknanda river basin is considered to be tectonically active where damaging earthquakes
and landslides have occurred. The whole basin was divided into 8 sub-basins to carry out …

Accepted: 11 May 2023 Due to the complex nature of seismic vulnerability assessment,
different approaches and data are required, based on the country. Alternatively, seismic …

The seismicity of the National Capital Region (NCR) of India increased significantly over the
last decade. Communities in the NCR face significant exposure to damaging seismic events …

This paper presents an over view of the seismic microzonation and the grade/level based
study along with methods used for estimating hazard. The principles of seismic …

Earthquakes are one of the most destructive disasters that cause huge damage to structures
and human beings. It is not possible to predict the exact location, duration and intensity of an …