Strong ground motion in the Kathmandu Valley during the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake

N Takai, M Shigefuji, S Rajaure, S Bijukchhen… - Earth, Planets and …, 2016 - Springer
On 25 April 2015, a large earthquake of Mw 7.8 occurred along the Main Himalayan Thrust
fault in central Nepal. It was caused by a collision of the Indian Plate beneath the Eurasian …

Ground Motions from the 2015  7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake Constrained by a Detailed Assessment of Macroseismic Data

SS Martin, SE Hough, C Hung - Seismological …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
To augment limited instrumental recordings of the M w 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake on 25
April 2015 (Nepali calendar: 12 Baisakh 2072, Bikram Samvat), we collected 3831 detailed …

Strong-motion observations of the M 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake sequence and development of the N-SHAKE strong-motion network

AM Dixit, AT Ringler, DF Sumy… - Seismological …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We present and describe strong-motion data observations from the 2015 M 7.8 Gorkha,
Nepal, earthquake sequence collected using existing and new Quake-Catcher Network …

Characterizing the Kathmandu Valley sediment response through strong motion recordings of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake sequence

S Rajaure, D Asimaki, EM Thompson, S Hough… - Tectonophysics, 2017 - Elsevier
We analyze strong motion records and high-rate GPS measurements of the M 7.8 Gorkha
mainshock, M 7.3 Dolakha, and two moderate aftershock events recorded at four stations on …

Estimation of 1-D velocity models beneath strong-motion observation sites in the Kathmandu Valley using strong-motion records from moderate-sized earthquakes

SM Bijukchhen, N Takai, M Shigefuji… - Earth, Planets and …, 2017 - Springer
The Himalayan collision zone experiences many seismic activities with large earthquakes
occurring at certain time intervals. The damming of the proto-Bagmati River as a result of …

Estimation of Vs30 and site classification of Bhaktapur district, Nepal using microtremor array measurement

R Prajapati, S Dhonju, SM Bijukchhen… - Earth, Planets and …, 2024 - Springer
The severe damage observed in the Kathmandu Basin, Nepal, during past earthquakes
necessitates a thorough study of the seismic behavior of the basin sediments. As the shear …

Examination of shallow and deep S-wave velocity structures from microtremor array measurements and receiver function analysis at strong-motion stations in …

M Shigefuji, N Takai, SM Bijukchhen, C Timsina… - Earth, Planets and …, 2024 - Springer
The Himalayan collision zone, where the Indian Plate subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate
at a low angle, has caused many devastating earthquakes. The Kathmandu basin, situated …

Introduction to the focus section on the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake

SE Hough - Seismological Research Letters, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
It has long been recognized that Nepal faces high earthquake hazard, with the most recent
large (M w> 7.5) events in 1833 and 1934. When the 25 April 2015 M w 7.8 Gorkha …

Strong-motion characteristics and visual damage assessment around seismic stations in Kathmandu after the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake

S Bijukchhen, N Takai, M Shigefuji… - Earthquake …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
A rapid visual damage assessment of buildings around four strong-motion seismic stations
in Kathmandu Valley was carried out after the damaging Gorkha, Nepal earthquake (Mw7 …

Estimation of Vs30 and site classification of Bhaktapur District using Microtremor Array Measurement

R Prajapati, S Dhonju, SM Bijukchhen, M Shigefuji… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
The past earthquakes have depicted the strong need for the study of seismic behavior of
sediments. Shear wave velocity directly relates to elastic shear modulus of the material and …