Earthquake prone zones in India

A total of around 59% of the land mass of India is prone to earthquakes of different shaking intensities.

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As per the seismic zoning map of the country, the total area is classified into four seismic zones. Zone V is seismically the most active region, while zone II is the least.

Approximately, around 11% area of the country falls in zone V, around 18% in zone IV, 30% in zone III and remaining in zone II.

Parts of Jammu and Kashmir, western part of Himachal Pradesh, Eastern Uttarakhand, Rann of Kutch, Northern Bihar, all northeastern states of India and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Zone V

Parts of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal and Uttarakhand, Parts of Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Sikkim, northern Uttar Pradesh, small portions of Bihar, West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra near the west coast and small part of western Rajasthan

Zone IV

Kerala, Goa, Lakshadweep, some parts of UP, Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, MP, remaining part of Bihar, northern parts of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, parts of Odisha, parts of Andhra and Telangana, Parts of Tamilnadu and Karnataka

Zone III

Parts of Rajasthan and Haryana, remaining parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, remaining parts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, remaining parts of Telangana and Karnataka, remaining parts of Tamilnadu.

Zone II