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 …

[图书][B] The Hindu Kush Himalaya assessment: mountains, climate change, sustainability and people

P Wester, A Mishra, A Mukherji, AB Shrestha - 2019 - library.oapen.org
This open access volume is the first comprehensive assessment of the Hindu Kush
Himalaya (HKH) region. It comprises important scientific research on the social, economic …

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 …

Disaster risk reduction and building resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

RA Vaidya, MS Shrestha, N Nasab, DR Gurung… - The Hindu Kush …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH)—covering more than four million square
kilometres from Afghanistan to Myanmar—is one of the world's most ecologically diverse …

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 …

Geological evidence of paleo-earthquakes on a transverse right-lateral strike-slip fault along the NW Himalayan front: implications towards fault segmentation and …

JN Malik, S Arora, MS Gadhavi, G Singh… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
Northwest Himalaya hosted several major earthquakes, with the most recent 1905 (Mw7. 8),
exhibits complex distribution of faults along the Nahan Salient and Kangra re-entrant …

Potentially large post-1505 AD earthquakes in western Nepal revealed by a lake sediment record

Z Ghazoui, S Bertrand, K Vanneste… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
According to paleoseismological studies, the last earthquake that ruptured the Main Frontal
Thrust in western Nepal occurred in 1505 AD. No evidence of large earthquakes has been …

Geo-and seismo-tectonics of Eastern Himalaya: Exploring earthquake source zones from foredeep to Tibetan hinterland

S Dasgupta, B Mukhopadhyay… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2021 - Elsevier
In this review we present our knowledge base on the seismicity and related tectonics of
around 1200+ km stretch of the Eastern Himalaya from eastern Nepal to Arunachal …

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 …

Meeting future energy needs in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

S Dhakal, L Srivastava, B Sharma, D Palit… - The Hindu Kush …, 2019 - Springer
As mentioned in earlier chapters, the HKH regions form the entirety of some countries, a
major part of other countries, and a small percentage of yet others. Because of this, when we …