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The lessons learnt since 2004

On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the deadliest tsunami in human history.

2nd quake hits Telengana in a week

A second earthquake, measuring about 3 on the Richter scale rocked the Mahabubnagar district in Telangana today, just days after the first one, which had its epicentre in the Mulugu district. Locals initially panicked after feeling the tremors at about 12:15 pm today.

Deep earthquakes could reveal secrets of Earth’s mantle

This low-viscosity layer could explain some other observations by seismologists that suggested there are "stagnant" slabs of rock that don't move very much, located around the same depth at the bottom of the upper mantle.