Earthquakes in India and the Himalaya: tectonics, geodesy and history

R Bilham - Annals of GEOPHYSICS, 2004 - annalsofgeophysics.eu
The record of earthquakes in India is patchy prior to 1800 and its improvement is much
impeded by its dispersal in a dozen local languages, and several colonial archives …

[PDF][PDF] A probabilistic seismic hazard map of India and adjoining regions

SC Bhatia, MR Kumar, HK Gupta - 1999 - earth-prints.org
This paper presents the results of an exercise carried out under GSHAP, over India and
adjoining regions bound by 0° N-40° N and 65° E-100° E. A working catalogue of main …

Glossary of normal faults

DCP Peacock, RJ Knipe, DJ Sanderson - Journal of Structural Geology, 2000 - Elsevier
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An overview on the seismic zonation and microzonation studies in India

MY Walling, WK Mohanty - Earth-Science Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
The present study presents a review on the progressive development of the seismic
zonation map of India both from official agencies and also from independent individual …

Paleoseismicity of two historically quiescent faults in Australia: implications for fault behavior in stable continental regions

AJ Crone, PM De Martini… - Bulletin of the …, 2003 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Paleoseismic studies of two historically aseismic Quaternary faults in Australia confirm that
cratonic faults in stable continental regions (SCR) typically have a long-term behavior …

Slip parameters for the Rann of Kachchh, India, 16 June 1819, earthquake, quantified from contemporary accounts

R Bilham - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 1999 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The 16 June 1819 Rann of Kachchh earthquake was felt throughout much of India.
Although significant vertical movements of the ground caused flooding of regions near sea …

Neotectonic fault movement and intraplate seismicity in the central Indian shield: A review and reappraisal

A Chattopadhyay, D Bhattacharjee… - Journal of Mineralogical …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The central Indian shield area is characterized by earthquakes with dominantly oblique–
reverse movements on pre–existing faults along paleo–rift zones. These earthquakes …

Delineation of probable seismic sources in India and neighbourhood by a comprehensive analysis of seismotectonic characteristics of the region

ID Gupta - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2006 - Elsevier
Identification and delineation of seismogenic sources is one of the most important steps in
the seismic hazard analysis. This paper presents a comprehensive description of the various …

Symptomatic features of intraplate earthquakes

A Gangopadhyay, P Talwani - Seismological …, 2003 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Available geological, geophysical, and seismological data for 39 cases were compared and
analyzed to understand the cause of intraplate earthquakes. The results revealed common …

Empirical observations regarding reverse earthquakes, blind thrust faults, and quaternary deformation: Are blind thrust faults truly blind?

WR Lettis, DL Wells, JN Baldwin - Bulletin of the …, 1997 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Active thrust faults pose a significant seismic hazard worldwide. Many of these faults include
“blind” thrusts, where the propagating fault tip does not reach the Earth's surface, and …