The nation is located in a busy earthquake zone and faces high levels of deforestation – factors that are linked to flooding and landslides, though it wasn't immediately clear if the areas hit are near mines or heavily logged areas.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale hit Uttarkashi area of Uttarakhand on Friday morning, as per the National Cente
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, this morning at a depth of 5 km, following a 4.8 magnitude quake in Myanmar. No damages or injuries have been reported yet. Uttarakhand is known for its seismic activity due to geological factors and dense population.
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NISAR, the NASA-ISRO Earth satellite, uses synthetic aperture radar to track seismic activities, ice movement, and ecosystem changes, offering vital data to understand our planet’s dynamic surface shifts.