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Earthquakes in Ancient India as per adbhuta sagara & Brihat Samhita

 
 
 
 
 
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This article describes the approach and knowledge about earthquakes in ancient India. Quite interestingly some 1500 years ago earthquake hazard was described in terms of four types. Even now the official Building code of India IS-1893 recognizes only four seismic zones! This Code certainly does not represent the progress engineers have achieved in India in the science and art of seismic hazard. estimation.

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