Earthquake Vulnerability

Earthquake vulnerability simply quantifies the impact of the disaster’s possible hazards. In its broadest sense, earthquake risk results from. Earthquake  vulnerability assessments have been carried out using many formulations, including analytical, mechanical, and empirical methods.

Earthquake: 

• In 59% of India’s landmass, there are earthquakes with intensities ranging from mild to very intense.
• Gujarat was shaken by an earthquake in 2001, Jammu and Kashmir by another one in 
• 2005, and Sikkim by another one in 2011. Seven states in North East (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya), the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat are in Seismic Zone V.
• The earthquake may result in significant losses of people and property, crumbling infrastructure, and interruptions to vital services.

Due to a surge in development activities brought on by urbanisation, economic expansion, and the globalisation of India’s economy, the risk of earthquakes has increased. The usage of high-tech machinery and tools in manufacturing and service sectors has increased, making them more vulnerable to interruption from relatively mild ground shaking. As a result, the risk of an earthquake no longer only depends on the death toll. After an earthquake, severe financial losses that cause the local or regional economy to collapse could have long-term negative effects on the entire nation.