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Oman Earthquake:After Turkey and Syria, now the earthquake has knocked in Oman. A 4.1-magnitude earthquake occurred near the port city of Duqm in Oman at 7:55 am on Sunday. People here have felt several tremors one after the other. This has created an atmosphere of fear among the people. The Sultan Qaboos University Monitoring Center has given information about the earthquake in Oman.
The Center tweeted that a 4.1-magnitude earthquake occurred close to Duqm, which falls on the Arabian Sea. EMC said in the matter that the intensity of the shaking in the area was mild. Due to this, no damage has been reported so far, but still people have been alerted. The extent to which thousands of lives have been taken by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, any country can be shaken by the name of an earthquake.
Death toll from earthquake in Turkey crosses 46 thousand
The death toll of people in the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria is not taking its name. Here on February 6, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 caused tremendous devastation. The death toll from the earthquake has crossed 46 thousand. At the same time, about 3,45,000 apartments have been destroyed in Turkey due to this earthquake. Hundreds of people have gone missing. Whereas in the neighboring country of Syria, more than 5,800 people have died due to this severe earthquake.
All areas under seismic zone in India
There are many areas in India which come under seismic zone. For this, India has been divided into 4 zones in view of earthquakes. In which comes Zone-2, Zone-3, Zone-4 and Zone-5. Out of this, the maximum danger is in the areas of Zone-5, while the areas of Zone-2 are least threatened. That’s why they are kept in the category of safe areas.
Know which areas fall in which zone
Zone-5 : This is the most dangerous zone. Part of Northeast India has been kept inside this zone. Within this part, some parts of Jammu and Kashmir, some parts of Himachal Pradesh, some parts of Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, some parts of North Bihar and Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been included.
Zone-4 : In this zone, the remaining parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Delhi, Sikkim, northern parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, some parts of Gujarat, small parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan have been included in this zone. After Zone-5, maximum devastation takes place in this zone.
Zone-3 : Kerala, Lakshadweep Islands, Goa, remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, parts of Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka fall within this zone. has been included. Average earthquake tremors are felt in these regions.
Zone-2 : The remaining states of the country are included in this zone, where the risk of earthquake is the least.
