Distribution:
There are 3 major earthquake zones in India:
1. The Himalayan Zone: This zone include the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. It is a zone of maximum intensity. The earthquakes in this zone are basically due to plate tectonics i.e in Chamoli and Uttarakashi.
2. The Indo – Gangetic Zone: It **** to the south of the Himalayas. It comprises of Rajasthan, plains of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. This zone is called “The zone of moderative intensity”.
3. The peninsular zone: It includes the Islands of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicober and Rann of Kutch. Peninsular India had been considered as a stable landmass. Only a few earthquakes have been occured in this zone mostly in recent years. Therefore it is known as “Zone of minimum intensity”.
