Re-estimation of the location and size of the pre-instrumented 1 September 1803 Garhwal–Kumaon Himalaya earthquake: evidence from site characterization and …

K Mohan, B Sharma, OP Mishra - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The historical 1 September 1803 Garhwal–Kumaon Himalaya earthquake (Mw 8.1)
was a solitary Himalayan earthquake reported felt widely in the Indo-Gangetic Plain with …

Co‐seismic landslides in the Sikkim Himalaya during the 2011 Sikkim Earthquake: Lesson learned from the past and inference for the future

M Joshi - Geological Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sikkim, a north‐eastern state of India, has a very specific and unique place in the tourism
map of India. Every year, lakhs of people visit the state. To accommodate such floating …

[HTML][HTML] Damage and geological assessment of the 18 September 2011 Mw 6.9 earthquake in Sikkim, India using very high resolution satellite data

TR Martha, KB Govindharaj, KV Kumar - Geoscience Frontiers, 2015 - Elsevier
Post-disaster very high resolution (VHR) satellite data are potential sources to provide
detailed information on damage and geological changes for a large area in a short time. In …

Geomorphic evaluation of landslides along the Teesta river valley, Sikkim Himalaya, India

V Gupta, N Chauhan, I Penna, R Hermanns… - Geological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Landslides are a common and widespread phenomena in tectonically active mountains,
impacting on landscape development, and lanslides pose a serious threat to the lives and …

Response of water springs towards an earthquake: A case study from Sikkim Himalaya

SS Barfal, MM Das, M Joshi, R Joshi, K Kumar… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Springs and streams are essential sources of fresh water for the Himalayan population. To
global and regional extents, these resources are being severely affected by climate change …

Failure Mechanism of Slopes Subjected to Embedded Strip Footing Loads under Seismic Conditions

S Das, BK Maheshwari - International Journal of Geomechanics, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The stability of slopes subjected to vertical embedded strip footing loads under static and
seismic conditions was investigated. The pseudostatic method was considered to represent …

The September 2011 Sikkim Himalaya earthquake Mw 6.9: is it a plane of detachment earthquake?

S Baruah, S Saikia, S Baruah, PK Bora… - … , Natural Hazards and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The 18 September 2011 Sikkim Himalaya earthquake of Mw 6.9 (focal depth 50 km, NEIC
report) with maximum intensity of VII on MM scale (www. usgs. gov) occurred in the …

Determination of NEHRP site class of seismic recording stations in the Northwest Himalayas and its adjoining area using HVSR method

NH Harinarayan, A Kumar - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2018 - Springer
Local site characteristics play an important role in controlling the damage pattern during
earthquakes (EQs). These site characteristics may vary from simple to complex and can be …

Estimation of Source Parameters of M w 6.9 Sikkim Earthquake and Modeling of Ground Motions to Determine Causative Fault

S Chopra, J Sharma, A Sutar, BK Bansal - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2014 - Springer
In this study, source parameters of the September 18, 2011 M w 6.9, Sikkim earthquake
were determined using acceleration records. These parameters were then used to generate …

Strong-motion simulation of the 1988 Indo-Burma and scenario earthquakes in NE India by integrating site effects in a semi-empirical technique

S Devi, Sandeep, P Kumar, Monika - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2021 - Springer
This study focuses on the validation and applicability of a recently modified semi-empirical
technique (MSET) to integrate site effects. The improvement of MSET by considering site …