Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hits Tripura; tremors felt in Assam, Bangladesh

The tremors caused by a shallow earthquake lasted for about a minute

8 million deaths, economic losses amounting to $7 trillion due to disasters since 1900

Floods accounted for 60 per cent of the economic losses and nearly half of the deaths

India's urban transformation

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Tehri report delayed

Double victims

Latur earthquake victims being given false promises

Shaky revelations

Finding faults

Macroseismic and aftershock studies reveal a major seismic fault in Madhya Pradesh

Quake-proof reactor?

Taiwan earthquake

A massive earthquake rocks Taiwan

Tremor-monitoring

Town quarantined

Nature's fury unleashed

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Slippery ground

Quake-hit areas of Pakistan threatened by landslide

South Asia

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Scientists find link between surges of cosmic radiation from space and earthquakes

Ability to predict specific locations remains unclear at present

Building to resist quakes

Wising up after the quake

Tremors galore

Tremors feared

Plans gone awry

Shock absorbers

Earthquake-resistant buildings minimise damage as a 6.8 Richter earthquake rocks Seattle

Quake trigger

Tides are extremely harmful