Lok Sabha Question No. 6393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Seismic Tremors
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 6393

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017

## SEISMIC TREMORS

## 6393. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  seismic  tremors  reported  during  the  last  six  months  in the country along with their intensity, location wise and the loss of life and property reported therein;
- (b) the details of claims of insurance /compensation of earthquake victims lying  pending,  State-wise  and  the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the Government in this regard;
- (c) the details of earthquake study centres and monitoring stations set up in the country, location and State-wise;
- (d) the details of funds allocated and released for establishment of  new earthquake  study  centres,  monitoring  stations  and  appointment  of geologists, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  measures  to  better  study  the tectonic plate shift and impact of mining and other such activities on the earth's surface and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  other  steps  that  the  Government  is  planning  to  take  to  minimize this impact and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

(SHRI Y. S. CHOWDARY)

- (a-b)   Details  of  significant  earthquake  tremors  reported  in  the  country (covering the area bounded by 6°-38°N Latitude and 68°-98°E Longitude) by the National Seismological Network, National Center for Seismology(NCS),  MoES  during  last  six  months  (01,  October  2016  to 31st  March  2017)  are    annexed  in  Annexure-I.  Data  on  loss  and property due to earthquakes are not complied by NCS.

However no significant damage of life and property reported during this period.  Data  on  claims  of  insurance/Compensation  of  Earthquake victims are not maintained by NCS.

- (c) NCS, maintains a National Seismological Network (NSN) comprising of 84 (eighty four) permanent seismological field stations. Its state wise location is in Annexure-II.

Besides NCS, Wadia Institute of Himalyan  Geology, Dehradun; National Geophysical  Research  Institute,  Hydrabad;  Institute  of  Seismological Research (ISR) Gandhinagar; North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat   and some academic institutes are also involve in earthquake study.

- (d) During the FY 2015-16 an amount of Rs 18.21crore  was allocated to the NCS and expenditure incurred was about Rs.16.05 crore. During the FY 2016-17 an amount of Rs 24.36 crore is allocated to NCS.

In  addition  to  permanent  employees  of  NCS,  a  total  of  sixteen  (16) scientists on project basis are working in NCS.

- (e-f)    The  National  Centre  for  Seismology  (NCS)  is  involved  in  earthquake monitoring and plate motion studies. These studies have revealed that Indian plate moves at a very small pace towards northeast and collides with the Eurasian plate. All associated sub-surface strain accumulation related studies are also taken up.

In  addition,  project  funding  opportunities  for  Seismicity  and  Plate motion  studies  exists  under  extra-mural  activities  of  the  ministry  for various  research  and  development  academic  to  take  up  related studies.

## Annexure-I

Details  of  earthquakes  which  have  been  detectedand  located  in and  around  the  country  (Covering  the  area  bounded  by  6°-38°N Latitude  and  68°-98°E  Longitude)by  the  National  Seismological Network during 1 st  October 2016 and 30 th  March 2017 (six months)

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| Day       |       |       | Origin-TIME   | Origin-TIME   | Origin-TIME   | Latitude   | Longitude   | Depth   | Magnitude       |
|-----------|-------|-------|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|-------------|---------|-----------------|
| Year      | Mon   | day   | hr (UTC)      | min           | sec           | °N         | °E          | (Km)    | (Richter scale) |
| 2016      | 10    | 01    | 08            | 04            | 43            | 34.4       | 73.8        | 10      | 5.2             |
| 2016      | 10    | 03    | 21            | 16            | 03            | 25.0       | 94.6        | 114     | 3.7             |
| 2016      | 10    | 06    | 14            | 47            | 57            | 26.5       | 92.9        | 37      | 4.4             |
| 2016      | 10    | 07    | 04            | 52            | 33            | 27.7       | 86.1        | 15      | 4.5             |
| 2016      | 10    | 14    | 02            | 01            | 25            | 29.7       | 80.2        | 10      | 3.3             |
| 2016      | 10    | 14    | 10            | 34            | 36            | 25.6       | 92.0        | 10      | 3.6             |
| 2016      | 10    | 17    | 00            | 30            | 48            | 29.6       | 80.3        | 10      | 4.0             |
| 2016      | 10    | 18    | 21            | 31            | 33            | 22.9       | 92.5        | 147     | 3.5             |
| 2016      | 10    | 19    | 07            | 20            | 49            | 24.7       | 91.0        | 40      | 4.3             |
| 2016      | 10    | 20    | 00            | 39            | 01            | 36.4       | 71.4        | 102     | 5.4             |
| 2016      | 10    | 21    | 13            | 04            | 57            | 24.8       | 91.1        | 10      | 4.2             |
| 2016      | 10    | 22    | 06            | 00            | 32            | 26.2       | 92.7        | 10      | 3.9             |
| 2016      | 10    | 23    | 15            | 57            | 40            | 25.9       | 90.1        | 10      | 4.7             |
| 2016      | 10    | 23    | 22            | 57            | 51            | 24.2       | 71.2        | 10      | 3.0             |
| 2016      | 10    | 24    | 10            | 51            | 57            | 34.9       | 72.9        | 115     | 4.5             |
| 2016      | 10    | 24    | 10            | 51            | 57            | 34.9       | 72.9        | 115     | 4.5             |
| 2016      | 10    | 25    | 22            | 00            | 28            | 7.2        | 92.4        | 10      | 4.7             |
| 2016      | 10    | 26    | 02            | 21            | 58            | 22.8       | 94.3        | 90      | 5.0             |
| 2016      | 10    | 26    | 06            | 29            | 07            | 23.1       | 92.7        | 45      | 4.8             |
| 2016      | 10    | 27    | 08            | 50            | 11            | 29.9       | 80.1        | 15      | 3.2             |
| 2016      | 10    | 31    | 22            | 55            | 01            | 26.4       | 95.0        | 70      | 3.2             |
| 2016      | 11    | 03    | 04            | 06            | 54            | 23.7       | 70.1        | 25      | 3.3             |
| 2016      | 11    | 08    | 00            | 37            | 25            | 26.6       | 93.0        | 36      | 3.5             |
| 2016      | 11    | 13    | 21            | 22            | 26            | 10.6       | 94.2        | 45      | 4.6             |
| 2016      | 11    | 15    | 02            | 10            | 22            | 24.7       | 92.3        | 10      | 5.0             |
| 2016      | 11    | 15    | 14            | 27            | 16            | 24.5       | 93.7        | 35      | 3.3             |
| 2016      | 11    | 15    | 16            | 02            | 54            | 36.5       | 70.8        | 150     | 5.2             |
| 2016      | 11    | 16    | 05            | 07            | 44            | 31.4       | 75.7        | 13      | 3.6             |
| 2016      | 11    | 16    | 22            | 58            | 56            | 27.8       | 76.7        | 10      | 4.4             |
| 2016      | 11    | 17    | 04            | 10            | 41            | 26.6       | 93.2        | 30      | 3.3             |
| 2016      | 11    | 21    | 18            | 09            | 18            | 27.9       | 91.6        | 5       | 4.4             |
| 2016      | 11    | 23    | 02            | 31            | 03            | 30.3       | 78.0        | 10      | 3.4             |
| 2016      | 11    | 23    | 17            | 02            | 50            | 26.4       | 93.4        | 10      | 3.1             |
| 2016      | 11    | 23    | 19            | 57            | 54            | 24.7       | 94.6        | 107     | 3.5             |
| 2016      | 11    | 24    | 02            | 06            | 28            | 24.8       | 94.9        | 48      | 3.4             |
| 2016      | 11    | 24    | 14            | 16            | 37            | 33.5       | 72.5        | 10      | 4.6             |
| 2016      | 11    | 24    | 19            | 27            | 25            | 17.3       | 73.8        | 10      | 4.0             |
| 2016      | 11    | 25    | 11            | 17            | 09            | 13.4       | 92.9        | 10      | 4.4             |
| 2016      | 11    | 25    | 19            | 37            | 58 21         | 7.4        | 92.4        | 10      | 4.2             |
| 2016      | 11 11 | 27 30 | 23 22         | 35 42         | 48            | 27.7 31.4  | 86.4        | 10 10   | 5.5             |
| 2016      | 12    | 01    | 16            | 52            | 48            |            | 77.5        |         | 3.3             |
| 2016 2016 | 12    | 01    | 19            | 41            | 19            | 29.8 27.2  | 80.6 88.9   | 10 10   | 5.2 3.5         |

2016  12  01 22  03 05     25.0 94.6 90 3.5 2016  12  02 22  50 32     33.3 75.5 10 3.5 2016  12  03 19  42 13     11.0 91.9 10 4.8 2016  12  05 05  26 00     23.9 94.2 104  4.0 2016  12  06 20  36 39     24.9 93.8 33 3.2 2016  12  07 05  21 23     23.5 70.5 20 3.6 2016  12  08 07  46 25     23.5 94.2 10 4.0 2016  12  08 09  33 05     25.4 94.1 5 3.2 2016  12  11 01  57 26     25.7 91.7 10 4.2 2016  12  11 19  43 15     25.3 91.4 33 3.2 2016  12  12 02  21 40     30.8 78.2 10 2.8 2016  12  12 07  48 56     26.5 93.5 40 3.1 2016  12  13 19  14 04     30.8 78.0 5 3.9 2016  12  13 22  41 37     30.9 78.0 5 3.4 2016  12  17 17  26 00     33.8 73.7 10 4.6 2016  12  18 02  16 16     28.6 94.9 106  3.8 2016  12  18 16  08 10     26.1 92.2 10 3.2 2016  12  19 04  31 56     30.9 78.0 10 3.4 2016  12  19 17  14 02     24.9 94.1 70 3.2 2016  12  20 07  01 20     26.6 92.8 35 3.6 2016  12  20 08  56 18     27.0 92.6 15 3.1 2016  12  21 21  53 26     24.2 94.2 11 3.8 2016  12  23 04  56 16     12.5 92.3 13 4.5 2016  12  26 08  45 48     30.8 77.9 10 3.5 2016  12  26 08  45 48     30.8 77.9 10 3.5 2016  12  26 16  17 18     25.7 74.2 10 3.5 2016  12  26 22   26 55 31.4    77.2 10 3.2 2016  12  27 21   21  53 12.7    94.1 48 4.2 2017  01  03 09   09  03 24.1    91.9 28 5.7 2017  01  03 18   49  51 23.4    94.0 10 5.4 2017  01  04 13   40  32 24.0    92.0 15 3.4 2017  01  05 05   56  52 25.1    95.0 123 4.3 2017  01  06 15   03  52 24.1    91.9 55 3.9 2017  01  08 04   28  16 25.2    94.4 20 3.3 2017  01  10 15   27  41 30.3    79.4 5 3.2 2017  01  11 13   21  14 28.3    94.1 10 3.3 2017  01  12 09   32  07 26.5    95.4 75 4.7 2017  01  17 15   22  16 27.6    88.6 10 3.6 2017  01  18 01   46  10 23.9    93.0 27 3.7 2017  01  18 03   03  17 24.5    94.8 22 4.2 2017  01  23 09   33  05 30.8    78.2 10 3.5 2017  01  24 12   25  38 25.6    91.7 15 3.4 2017  01  24 18   14  29 25.5    94.6 50 3.1 2017  01  27 07   40  55 36.4    71.5 10 5.2 2017  01  29 09   09  04 24.8    92.8 10 3.2 2017  01  31 05   28  42 26.4    93.5 22 3.2 2017  02  03 13   35  48 30.5    79.2 10 3.6 2017  02  04 07   05  17 32.6    76.6 10 3.5 2017  02  05 12   54  59 27.9    93.8 10 3.8 2017  02  06 17   03  08 30.5    79.1 33 5.8 2017  02  06 20   21  45 30.6    79        10 3.6 2017  02  07 22   03  54 25.2    63.4 10 6.2 2017  02  08 08   14  28 26.9    92.9 15 3.6 2017  02  10 14   03  43 9.9 125.5 10 6.3 2017  02  11 17   21  13 30.5    79.1 5 3.2 2017  02  11 18   12  51 23.9    91.8 10 3.5 2017  02  11 17   21  13 30.5    79.1 5 3.2 2017  02  12 04   05  30 25.6    90.8 10 4.5 2017  02  16 15   13  10 26.2    92.8 20 3.6

2017  02  17 07   46  56 28.6    76.9 5 2.1 2017  02  18 18   53  42 26.6    93.0 30 3.4 2017  02  23 20   16  07 23.7    94.5 82 3.4 2017  02  23 21   39  16 27.3    88.1 150 3.5 2017  02  24 12   02  49 24.1    93.4 20 5.2 2017  02  24 21   00  44 28.7    96.0 36 3.2 2017  02  25 00   00  44 28.7    96.0 10 3.5 2017  02  25 07   02  19 24.1    92.1 33 4.0 2017  02  27 03   37  47 27.3    85.9 10 5.0 2017  02  27 04   21  45 27.3    85.9 10 4.7 2017  02  27 16   23  23 34.0    75.8 10 2.8 2017  02  28 13   42  16 37.6    72.1 115 5.4 2017  03  01 20   09  31 32.3    76.6 10 3.8 2017  03  01 23   06  31 27.3    75.8 10 2.7 2017  03  03 23   38  13 24.3    94.2 70 3.5 2017  03  04 02   11  52 25.2    94.6 70 5.0 2017  03  04 06   50  44 25.5    90.9 10 3.3 2017  03  06 02   44  16 35.7    74.0 50 4.8 2017  03  07 09   59  16 26.8    90.5 30 4.1 2017  03  01 20   09  31 32.3    76.6 10 3.8 2017  03  01 23   06  31 27.3    75.8 10 2.7 2017  03  03 23   38  13 24.3    94.2 70 3.5 2017  03  04 02   11  52 25.2    94.6 70 5.0 2017  03  04 06   50  44 25.5    90.9 10 3.3 2017  03  06 02   44  16 35.7    74.0 50 4.8 2017  03  07 09   59  16 26.8    90.5 30 4.1 2017  03  09 02   55  15 25.0    94.2 36 4.1 2017  03  09 06   18  25 35.9    71.7 160 5.0 2017  03  09 08   39  56 32.5    76.6 5 3.5 2017  03  10 12   39  33 8.5 91.9 10 4.7 2017  03  13 10   22  17 24.6    72.1 10 4.5 2017  03  14 00   18  01 32.7    75.6 10 3.6 2017  03  14 02   51  19 6.4 92.2 10 5.9 2017  03  17 10   24  17 28.1    76.3 5 2.6 2017  03  17 14   01  49 11.5    92.7 60 4.9 2017  03  19 08   57  09 9.9 94.0 10 4.7 2017  03  21 15   40  44 24.9    92.1 37 3.9 2017  03  24 07   12  25 27.6    75.4 5 2.9 2017  03  25 02   05  55 25.0    95.1 82 5.0 2017  03  26 21   42  09 27.3    88.6 10 4.6 2017  03  28 10   18  49 26.5    93.5 10 3.0 2017  03  29 19   14  33 26.1    91.3 18 3.5 2017  03  30 03   40  23 26.5    93.0 24 3.5

## Annexure-II

## LIST OF SEISMOLOGICAL OBSERVATORIES OPERATED BY NCS

| S.No.          | Name of Station   | State to which it belongs   |
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1              | Allahabad         | Uttar Pradesh               |
| 2              | Ajmer             | Rajasthan                   |
| 3              | Akola             | Maharashtra                 |
| 4 Ayanagar     |                   | Delhi                       |
| 5              | Asaura            | Uttar Pradesh               |
| 6 Bhakra       | Himachal          | Pradesh                     |
| 7 Bhubaneswar  |                   | Odisha                      |
| 8              |                   | Chhattisgarh                |
| 9              | Bilaspur Bisrakh  | Uttar Pradesh               |
| 10 Bahadurgarh | Haryana           |                             |
| 11 Bahraich    | Uttar             | Pradesh                     |
| 12 Bhavnagar   |                   | Gujarat                     |
| 13 Kolkata     | West              | Bengal                      |
| 14             | Jammu             | Jammu & Kashmir             |
| 15 Jharsuguda  |                   | Odisha                      |
| 16             | Jaisalmer         | Rajasthan                   |
| 17             | Jhansi            | Uttar Pradesh               |
| 18             | Nagpur            | Maharashtra                 |
| 19             | Kodaikanal        | Tamil Nadu                  |
| 20             | Karad             | Maharashtra                 |
| 21             | Khetri            | Rajasthan                   |
| 22 Kundal      |                   | Haryana                     |
| 23 Kurukshetra |                   | Haryana                     |
| 24             | Lohaghat          | Uttarakhand                 |
| 25             | Latur             | Maharashtra                 |
| 26 Mangalore   |                   | Karnataka                   |
| 27 Mumbai      |                   | Maharashtra                 |
| 28 Sahibganj   |                   | Jharkhand                   |
| 29 Pithoragarh |                   | Uttarakhand                 |
| 30 Ridge,      | Delhi             | Delhi                       |

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| 31 Meerut        | Uttar Pradesh     |
|------------------|-------------------|
| 32 Rayagada      | Odisha            |
| 33 Siliguri      | West Bengal       |
| 34 Salem         | Tamilnadu         |
| 35 Sohna         | Haryana           |
| 36 Thein Dam     | Punjab            |
| 37 Varanasi      | Uttar Pradesh     |
| 38 Valmiki Nagar | Bihar             |
| 39 Vijayawada    | Andhra Pradesh    |
| 40 Dhubri        | Assam             |
| 41 Mokokchung    | Nagaland          |
| 42 Agartala      | Tripura           |
| 43 Jorhat        | Assam             |
| 44 Belonia       | Tripura           |
| 45 Gangtok       | Sikkim            |
| 46 Kohima        | Nagaland          |
| 47 Imphal        | Manipur           |
| 48 Aizawal       | Mizoram           |
| 49 Silchar       | Assam             |
| 50 Lekhapani     | Assam             |
| 51 Ziro          | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 52 Tezpur        | Assam             |
| 53 Itanagar      | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 54 Tura          | Meghalaya         |
| 55 Guwahati      | Assam             |
| 56 Dibrugarh     | Assam             |
| 57 Tawang        | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 58 Pasighat      | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 59 Saiha         | Mizoram           |
| 60 Bhopal        | Madhya Pradesh    |
| 61 Bhuj          | Gujarat           |
| 62 Chennai       | Tamil Nadu        |
| 63 Dehradun      | Uttarakhand       |

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| 64                    | Goa               | Goa             |
|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 65 Minicoy            | Lakshadweep       |                 |
| 66 Port Blair         | Andaman &         | Nicobar         |
| 67 Pune               | Maharashtra       |                 |
| 68 Shillong           | Meghalaya         |                 |
| 69 Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala            |                 |
| 70 Visakhapatnam      | Andhra Pradesh    |                 |
| 71 Campbell           | Bay Andaman &     | Nicobar         |
| 72 Dharamsala         | Himachal          | Pradesh         |
| 73 Diglipur           | Andaman & Nicobar |                 |
| 74 Hyderabad          | Telangana         |                 |
| 75 Bokaro             | Jharkhand         |                 |
| 76 Shimla             | Himachal          | Pradesh         |
| 77                    | Srinagar          | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 78 Lodi Road,         | New Delhi Delhi   |                 |
| 79                    | Uttar Pradesh     | Agra            |
| 80 Rohtak             | Haryana           |                 |
| 81 Kalagarh           | Uttarakhand       |                 |
| 82 Unchagaon          | Uttar Pradesh     |                 |
| 83 Kalpa              | Himachal          | Pradesh         |
| 84                    | Joshimath         | Uttarakhand     |