Comparisons of the kinematics and deep structures of the Zagros and Himalaya and of the Iranian and Tibetan plateaus and geodynamic implications

D Hatzfeld, P Molnar - Reviews of Geophysics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We compare the geologic histories, the deep structures, and the present‐day kinematics of
deformation of the Himalaya and the adjacent Tibetan Plateau with those of the Zagros and …

Compressional intracontinental orogens: Ancient and modern perspectives

T Raimondo, M Hand, WJ Collins - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Compressional intracontinental orogens are major zones of crustal thickening produced at
large distances from active plate boundaries. Consequently, any account of their initiation …

Observations and Modeling of Coseismic and Postseismic Deformation Due To the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake

K Wang, Y Fialko - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We use space geodetic data to investigate coseismic and postseismic deformation due to
the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake that occurred along the central Himalayan arc …

Intensity, magnitude, location, and attenuation in India for felt earthquakes since 1762

W Szeliga, S Hough, S Martin… - Bulletin of the …, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A comprehensive, consistently interpreted new catalog of felt intensities for India (, this
issue) includes intensities for 570 earthquakes; instrumental magnitudes and locations are …

Pre-and post-seismic deformation related to the 2015, Mw7. 8 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal

A Gualandi, JP Avouac, J Galetzka, JF Genrich… - Tectonophysics, 2017 - Elsevier
We analyze time series from continuously recording GPS stations in Nepal spanning the pre-
and post-seismic period associated to the M w 7.8 Gorkha earthquake which ruptured the …

Deep burial of Asian continental crust beneath the Pamir imaged with local earthquake tomography

C Sippl, B Schurr, J Tympel, S Angiboust… - Earth and Planetary …, 2013 - Elsevier
An inclined zone of intermediate-depth seismicity beneath the Pamir orogen in Central Asia
has been interpreted as southward subduction of a slab of Asian lithosphere. However, it is …

Thermal and tectonic consequences of India underthrusting Tibet

TJ Craig, A Copley, J Jackson - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2012 - Elsevier
The Tibetan Plateau is the largest orogenic system on Earth, and has been influential in our
understanding of how the continental lithosphere deforms. Beneath the plateau are some of …

Seismotectonics of Bhutan: Evidence for segmentation of the Eastern Himalayas and link to foreland deformation

T Diehl, J Singer, G Hetényi, D Grujic, J Clinton… - Earth and Planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
The instrumental record of Bhutan is characterized by a lower seismicity compared to other
parts of the Himalayan arc. To understand this low activity and its impact on the seismic …

Lateral variation of the Main Himalayan Thrust controls the rupture length of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal

L Bai, SL Klemperer, J Mori, MS Karplus, L Ding… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The Himalaya orogenic belt produces frequent large earthquakes that affect population
centers along a length of over 2500 km. The 2015 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake (M w 7.8) …

Fluid and deformation induced metamorphic processes around Moho beneath continent collision zones: Examples from the exposed root zone of the Caledonian …

H Austrheim - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Exposed High Pressure (HP) and Ultra High Pressure (UHP) metamorphic terrains
have been studied in order to assess the metamorphic processes and their role in changing …