PRESENTATION

ON
SIESMIC ZONES
Submitted To:
Ms. Meenakshi

Submitted By:
Divyansh
Class X-C
Roll No. 2

Index

Seismic Zones

Types of Seismic Zones

Earthquake

Causes

How to Measures

Tsunami Movement

Acknowledgment

It is my pleasure to be indebted to various people, who

directly or indirectly contributed in the development of
this work and who influenced my thinking, behavior,
and acts during the course of study.

I express my sincere gratitude to Ms. Minakshi

Kukreja, worthy Project Incharge for providing me an
opportunity to undergo my minor project

Lastly, I would like to thank the almighty and my

parents for their moral support and my friends with
whom I shared my day-to-day experience and received
lots of suggestions that improved my quality of work.

SEISMIC ZONES

Zone 5

Zone 5 covers the areas with the highest risks zone that suffers earthquakes of
intensity MSK IX or greater. The IS code assigns zone factor of 0.36 for Zone
5. Structural designers use this factor for earthquake resistant design of
structures in Zone 5. The zone factor of 0.36 is indicative of effective (zero
period) level earthquake in this zone. It is referred to as the Very High
Damage Risk Zone. The region of Kashmir, the western and central
Himalayas, North Bihar, the North-East Indian region and the Rann of Kutch
fall in this zone.
Generally, the areas having trap rock or basaltic rock are prone to earthquakes.

Zone 4

This zone is called the High Damage Risk Zone and covers areas liable to MSK
VIII. The IS code assigns zone factor of 0.24 for Zone 4. The Indo-Gangetic
basin and the capital of the country (Delhi), Jammu and Kashmir fall in Zone
4. In Maharashtra, the Faltan area (Koyananager) is also in zone no-4. In
Bihar the northern part of the state like- Raksaul, Near the border of India
and Nepal, is also in zone no-4.

SEISMIC ZONES

Zone 3

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, parts of Kashmir,

Western Himalayas fall under this zone. This zone is
classified as Moderate Damage Risk Zone which is
liable to MSK VII. and also 7.8 The IS code assigns
zone factor of 0.16 for Zone 3.

Zone 2

This region is liable to MSK VI or less and is classified as

the Low Damage Risk Zone. The IS code assigns zone
factor of 0.10 (maximum horizontal acceleration that
can be experienced by a structure in this zone is 10%
of gravitational acceleration) for Zone 2.

Earthquakes

Shaking of earth due to movement of rocks along a fault.

Rocks under stress accumulate strain energy over time.

When stress exceeds strength of rocks, rock breaks.

Strain energy is released as seismic waves. The longer that

energy is stored up and is maintained without release, the more
likely that a strong earthquake will occur.

Causes

Types of Fault

How to Measures

Seismogram Printout

Time-Travel Curve

Tsunami Movement: ~600 mph in deep water

~250 mph in medium depth water
~35 mph in shallow water

Worlds Largest Earthquake: 1964 Anchorage, Alaska

Registered 8.6 on Richter Scale

Summary Conclusion

The Geological Survey of India (G. S. I.) first published the seismic
zoning map of the country in the year 1935. With numerous
modifications made afterwards, this map was initially based on the
amount of damage suffered by the different regions of India because of
earthquakes. Color coded in different shades of the color red, this map
shows the four distinct seismic zones of India. Following are the varied
seismic zones of the nation, which are prominently shown in the map:
Zone - II: This is said to be the least active seismic zone.

Zone - III: It is included in the moderate seismic zone.

Zone - IV: This is considered to be the high seismic zone.

Zone - V: It is the highest seismic zone.

Bibliography
1.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_zones_of_India

2.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/atleast-38indian-cities-in-high-risk-earthquake-zones115042700095_1.html

3.

http://www.imd.gov.in/section/seismo/static/seismo-zone.htm