Himalayan earthquakes: a review of historical seismicity and early 21st century slip potential
R Bilham - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2019 - lyellcollection.org
This article summarizes recent advances in our knowledge of the past 1000 years of
earthquakes in the Himalaya using geodetic, historical and seismological data, and …
earthquakes in the Himalaya using geodetic, historical and seismological data, and …
Building the Himalaya from tectonic to earthquake scales
Abstract Convergence of the Indian Plate towards Eurasia has led to the building of the
Himalaya, the highest mountain range on Earth. Active mountain building involves a …
Himalaya, the highest mountain range on Earth. Active mountain building involves a …
Landscape evolution and deduction of surface deformation in the Soan Dun, NW Himalaya, India
The consequence of strain accumulation along various Himalayan thrusts is manifested in
shaping the topography and present day lanscape features of the Himalaya. Consequently …
shaping the topography and present day lanscape features of the Himalaya. Consequently …
Higher Himalaya in the Bhagirathi section (NW Himalaya, India): its structures, backthrusts and extrusion mechanism by both channel flow and critical taper …
S Mukherjee - International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Higher Himalayan Crystalline (HHC) in the Bhagirathi river section (India) on
fieldwork reveals two extensional ductile top-to-N/NE shear sub-zones—the 'South Tibetan …
fieldwork reveals two extensional ductile top-to-N/NE shear sub-zones—the 'South Tibetan …
[HTML][HTML] Paleoseismological investigation along the back thrust bounding the northern limb of Janauri Anticline, NW Himalaya, India
Regardless of numerous paleoseismological studies along the active front of the Himalayas,
it still lacks precision with respect to earthquake recurrence, rupture, slip mechanism, etc …
it still lacks precision with respect to earthquake recurrence, rupture, slip mechanism, etc …
Partitioning of convergence in Northwest Sub-Himalaya: estimation of late Quaternary uplift and convergence rates across the Kangra reentrant, North India
The Kangra reentrant constitutes a~ 80-km-wide zone of fold-thrust belt made of Cenozoic
strata of the foreland basin in NW Sub-Himalaya. Earlier workers estimated the total long …
strata of the foreland basin in NW Sub-Himalaya. Earlier workers estimated the total long …
Paleoseismic evidence from trench investigation along Hajipur fault, Himalayan Frontal Thrust, NW Himalaya: implications of the faulting pattern on landscape …
The study area falls within the mesoseismal zone of 1905 Kangra earthquake (Mw 7.8). Two
parallel NNW–SSE striking active fault scarps named as Hajipur Faults (HF1 and HF2) along …
parallel NNW–SSE striking active fault scarps named as Hajipur Faults (HF1 and HF2) along …
Drainage conformation and transient response of river system in thrust segmentation of Northwest Himachal Himalaya, India
N Joshi, GC Kothyari, CC Pant - Quaternary International, 2021 - Elsevier
In the northwest Himalayan region, the ongoing out-of-sequence deformation caused
emergence of Back Thrust (BT) around 43ka, which attributed the growth of anticlines …
emergence of Back Thrust (BT) around 43ka, which attributed the growth of anticlines …
Active tectonics of Himalayan frontal fault system
VC Thakur - International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2013 - Springer
Abstract In the Sub-Himalayan zone, the frontal Siwalik range abuts against the alluvial plain
with an abrupt physiographic break along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT), defining the …
with an abrupt physiographic break along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT), defining the …
Paleoseismic evidence of the CE 1505 (?) and CE 1803 earthquakes from the foothill zone of the Kumaon Himalaya along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT), India
The importance of understanding earthquake sources in India and Nepal was underscored
by the disastrous 2015 earthquakes of 25 April Gorkha (Mw 7.8) and 12 May Kodari (Mw 7.3 …
by the disastrous 2015 earthquakes of 25 April Gorkha (Mw 7.8) and 12 May Kodari (Mw 7.3 …