Which of the following regions lies in a high-risk zone of earthquakes?

The Himalayan region lies in a high-risk earthquake zone because of the ongoing collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates.

The Central Indian Highland sits on the stable peninsular shield with far lower seismic risk.

Coastal regions face cyclones and tsunamis but are not the highest earthquake-risk zone.

The Indian desert of the north-west has only moderate seismic activity.

The northward push of the Indian plate keeps building strain along the Himalayan front.

Much of the Himalaya falls in the highest seismic zones IV and V of India's hazard map.