07/04/2023 10:09 AM | Click to read full article
The melting of thick ice sheets, due to climate change, could reduce load on the earth’s crust and this could cause “micro-level earthquakes” (or those with a magnitude less than 3), Jitendra Singh, Minister of Earth Sciences (MoES) said. Small earthquakes are far more frequent than large ones and pass by undetected by the sensors deployed. The NCS has reported two quakes on Thursday alone in Manipur and Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand — both below 4 on the scale.
