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Western Ghats
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The Western Ghats represent an ancient chain, with geological origins dating back to the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana approximately 150 million years ago. The range is considered an escarpment, formed by the uplift and subsequent erosion of the western edge of the Deccan Plateau. Unlike many younger mountain ranges formed primarily through compressional tectonics, the Ghats are largely a fault-block structure.
Seismic activity in the region is generally low, although localized tremors are occasionally recorded near the transition zo…