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Seismic activity: Pakistan lags behind in its own monitoring targets

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By Maryam Usman​

Over 11 years after a massive earthquake devastated north eastern parts of the country, geological activity monitoring institutions in the country have yet to add to the number of seismographs installed, particularly in areas along the fault lines and theoretically at greatest risk of earthquakes.

This despite the fact that a hazard study, conducted in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake, strongly recommended setting up additional stations to facilitate research on earthquakes and to make seismic monitoring systems more precise.

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Hazards Earthquake
Themes Early warning Risk identification and assessment Economics of DRR Critical infrastructure
Country and region Pakistan

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