According to the BIS seismic-zone classification reported by the Ministry of Earth Sciences to the Lok Sabha on 19 July 2017, which of the following cities lies in the lowest of the four seismic zones?
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Jhansi is in Zone II, the lowest of the four zones in the cited classification. The same official list places Mumbai in Zone III, Delhi in Zone IV and Guwahati in Zone V. Zone II indicates lower seismic hazard in this classification, not an absence of earthquake hazard.
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