Earthquakes are a naturally occurring phenomenon and human habitations are always at a receiving end when it comes to such natural disasters. In the recent past Kashmir witnessed the worst shock when in 2005 a massive earthquake shook the ground. Just days back when an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck Tibet’s Shigatse region near Mount Everest, it stirred the memories of that 2005 earthquake. In this earthquake the loss of life and loss to property is quite huge.

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