Research Themes

  • Near real time earthquake monitoring
  • Earthquake hazard assessment and microzonation
  • Seismic structure and seismogenesis 
  • Earthquake source processes
  • Active fault mapping and long/short term prognosis
  • Earthquake precursory research
  • Exploring and characterizing Paleotsunamis and Paleoclimate
  • Discriminating climate/ tectonic signatures and impact on past civilization

News

Detailed geophysical and geological investigations to identify copper lead and zinc mineralization around Ambaji, Banaskantha district are in progress.

ISR has initiated a project on imaging the shallow subsurface of the Kachchh district for delineation of ground water aquifers and fresh water-saline water interface.