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 …

Seismotectonic perspectives on the Himalayan arc and contiguous areas: Inferences from past and recent earthquakes

K Rajendran, RM Parameswaran, CP Rajendran - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Spread over countries including Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China, the Himalayan
mountain chain, the most spectacular result of the Indo-Eurasian plate collision, is a locus of …

[HTML][HTML] Paleoseismological investigation along the back thrust bounding the northern limb of Janauri Anticline, NW Himalaya, India

GC Kothyari, N Joshi, SP Naik, AK Taloor… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Structural control on downdip locking extent of the Himalayan megathrust

EO Lindsey, R Almeida, R Mallick… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Geologic reconstructions of the Main Himalayan Thrust in Nepal show a laterally extensive
midcrustal ramp, hypothesized to form the downdip boundary of interseismic locking. Using …

Great pending Himalaya earthquakes

SG Wesnousky - Seismological Society of America, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Geological, historical, and geophysical observations show that the entire Himalayan arc is
poised to produce a sequence of great earthquakes, possibly similar to that which occurred …

Use of scenario ensembles for deriving seismic risk

TR Robinson, NJ Rosser… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
High death tolls from recent earthquakes show that seismic risk remains high globally. While
there has been much focus on seismic hazard, large uncertainties associated with exposure …

Paleoseismological evidence for segmentation of the Main Himalayan Thrust in the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya

A Brice, R Jayangondaperumal, RS Priyanka… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Whether the Main Himalayan Thrust can host a single surface-rupturing event in the
Himalaya with a rupture length of> 700 km remains controversial. Previous …

Paleoseismological studies in India (2016-2020): status and prospects

CP Rajendran, T Singh, M Mukul… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - eprints.iisc.ac.in
The last few years have witnessed consistent growth in paleoseismic investigations and
active fault research in India. An overview of relevant publications during 2016-2020 …

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 …

Post earthquake aggradation processes to hide surface ruptures in thrust systems: The M8. 3, 1934, Bihar‐Nepal earthquake ruptures at Charnath Khola (Eastern …

M Rizza, L Bollinger, SN Sapkota… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Charnath Khola is a large river crossing the Himalayan thrust system in the
region devastated by the great M8. 3 1934 Bihar‐Nepal earthquake. Fluvial terraces are …