Depth-dependent seismic anomalies and potential asperity linked to fluid-driven crustal structure in Garhwal region, NW Himalaya

A Tiwari, A Paul, K Sain, R Singh, R Upadhyay - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
Characterizing the stress heterogeneity and crustal complexities are essential to understand
the important aspects of rupture development and its propagation in a tectonically active …

3-D seismic velocity structure of the Kumaun–Garhwal (Central) Himalaya: insight into the Main Himalayan Thrust and earthquake occurrence

S Gupta, P Mahesh, N Kanna… - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective assessment of seismic hazard and understanding of the Himalayan arc's tectonics
requires detailed information on the crustal structure and geometry of the underthrusting …

Crustal velocity and interseismic strain-rate on possible zones for large earthquakes in the Garhwal–Kumaun Himalaya

JP Pappachen, R Sathiyaseelan, PK Gautam… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The possibility of a major earthquake like 2015 Gorkha–Nepal or even greater is anticipated
in the Garhwal–Kumaun region in the Central Seismic Gap of the NW Himalaya. The …

3-D crustal structure in Kumaon–Garhwal Himalaya using joint inversion of receiver functions and surface wave group velocity

G Saha, SS Rai - Geophysical Journal International, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We investigate the 3-D shear velocity (Vs) structure of the crust beneath the Kumaon–
Garhwal Himalaya using joint inversion of interpolated receiver functions from 57 seismic …

Mapping of stress and structure controlled upper crustal anisotropy in Kumaon-Gharwal Himalaya

VP Kumar, D Srinagesh, P Mandal, J Kanaujia… - Physics of the Earth and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Shear wave splitting analysis of local earthquakes provides valuable insights into the
structure and stress controlled upper crustal anisotropy signatures. We examine these …

Pn tomography and anisotropic study of the Indian shield and the adjacent regions

B Illa, KS Reshma, P Kumar, D Srinagesh, C Haldar… - Tectonophysics, 2021 - Elsevier
High-resolution P-wave velocity and anisotropy structure of the hitherto elusive uppermost
mantle beneath the Indian shield and its surrounding regions are presented to unravel the …

Internal structure of India: perspectives from a review of the seismological imaging studies from 2020 to 2023

H Paul, VK Gahalaut - Proceedings of the Indian National Science …, 2024 - Springer
The Indian subcontinent is a mosaic of different provinces exhibiting diversity in age,
geology, elastic strength, tectonics, and seismicity. The evolution of most of the provinces …

Seismic characteristics of the underthrusting Indian lithosphere beneath the eastern Kumaun Himalaya using regional earthquake waveform analysis

S Madhusudhan, S Gupta, N Kanna, S Kumar… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigate seismic nature of uppermost mantle and geometry of underthrusting Indian
Moho beneath the eastern Kumaun Himalaya by calculating the uppermost mantle seismic …

Crustal structure and fault geometries of the Garhwal Himalaya, India: Insight from new high-resolution gravity data modeling and PSO inversion

A Chamoli, SK Rana, D Dwivedi, AK Pandey - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
A high-resolution gravity survey from the Indo-Gangetic plain to the MCT zone is carried out
across the Garhwal Himalaya, India, which lies in the central seismic gap. The gravity …

Lateral electrical conductivity variations along the Main Himalayan thrust in the northwestern Himalayas: Insights from 3D Magnetotelluric forward modeling

S Dhamodharan, K Raju, PK Patro - Physics of the Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the arc parallel variation on the geometry of the Main Himalayan Thrust
(MHT) is as important as understanding the arc perpendicular variation in the Himalayas …