Earthquake

Gurgaon falls under the high-risk Seismic zone IV making it susceptible to earthquakes CONSTRUCTION OF
EARTHQUAKE RESISTENT BUILDINGS
IN SEISMIC ZONES OF INDIA

Earthquakes occur due to movements along faults that have evolved through geological and tectonic processes. Often they occur without any prior warning and are, therefore, unpredictable. The large area of India is prone to earthquake. The construction of earthquake resistant building is the only solution for safeguarding our urban centres from the menace of earthquakes.

On the basis of occurrence of earthquakes of different intensities, the National Building Code of India divide the country into five seismic zones as described on the above map. The zone V is the highest risk zone where earthquakes of having intensity of 9 plus on the Richter scale can take place. Earthquake of an intensity between 8 to 9 can be experienced in Zone IV whereas earthquake can occur between 6 and 8 on the Richter scale in Zone III of India.
The respective seismic zones of important urban centres of India are described as below.

Town
Seismic Zone

Town
Seismic Zone
Agra
III

Jorhat
V
Ahmadabad
III

Kanpur
III
Ajmer
I

Kathmandu
V
Allahabad
II

Kohima
V
Almora
IV

Kurnool
I
Ambala
IV

Lucknow
III
Amritsar
IV

Ludhiana
IV
Asansol
III

Madras
II
Aurangabad
I

Madurai
II
Bahraich
IV

Mandi
IV
Bangalore
I

Mangalore
III
Barauni
IV

Monghyre
IV
Bareilly
III

Moradabad
IV
Bhatinda
III

Mysore
I
Bhilai
I

Nagpur
IV
Bhopal
II

Nainital
IV
Bhubaneshwar
III

Nasik
III
Bhuj
V

Nellore
II
Bikaner
III

Punjim
III
Bokaro
III

Patiala
III
Bombay
III

Patna
IV
Burdwan
III

Pilibhit
IV
Calcutta
III

Pondicherry
II
Calicut
III

Pune
III
Chandigarh
IV

Rajpur
I
Chitradurga
I

Rajkot
III
Coimbatore
III

Ranchi
II
Cuttack
III

Roorkee
IV
Darbhanga
V

Rourkela
I
Darjeeling
IV

Sadiya
V