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What are fault zones? Write the names of three threatened fault zones in India.

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The boundaries of the earth's plate are the weak zones where earthquakes are more likely to occur. These weak zones are called seismic or fault zones.

In India, the most threatened fault zones are:
— Kashmir
— Western and central Himalayas
— Rann of Kutch and the Indo-Gangetic Plain
— The whole of North-East
— Some areas of south India

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