Source: TOI Context: An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck the Andaman Sea near Malaysia, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology. About Andaman Sea: Location and Neighbouring Nations Located in the northeastern Indian Ocean, between latitudes 4°N to 20°N and longitudes 92°E to 100°E. Bordered by Myanmar to the north and east, Thailand and …
Mapping Source: IE Context: A powerful earthquake of 7.2 magnitude struck Taiwan. What makes Taiwan and Japan so prone to earthquakes? Taiwan and Japan are highly prone to earthquakes due to their location along major tectonic plate boundaries. Both countries sit on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where several tectonic plates converge. Taiwan is …
GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Geomorphology Source: TH, IE Context: A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan just over a week after a series of strong quakes and aftershocks devastated the same region. Some recent earthquakes in Afghanistan include: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in 2002 killed about 1,000 people in northern Afghanistan. In …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Disaster Management and Preparedness Source: TH Direction: The article highlights how India should use the recent earthquake in Turkey as a lesson and get ready for the future. Why is Indian terrain prone to great earthquakes? The political boundaries roughly follow the tectonic divides in the west, the …
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GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Disaster Management/ Geography: Earthquake/ International Relations/ Disaster Relief Source: IE, Th, DTE, TH Direction: This article is in continuation of yesterday’s article on the same issue. Here we will be covering other issues related to Earthquake Context: South-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, was struck by a powerful Earthquake …
GS1/GS3 Syllabus: Disaster Management Source: The Hindu, Indian Express Context: Three earthquakes measuring — 7.8, 7.6, and 6.0 — magnitude on the Richter scale have devastated Turkey and Syria, while impacting regions as far away as Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, and Egypt. Turkey has announced a Level 4 alert calling for international aid; U.S., European Union, …
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