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 …

Building the Himalaya from tectonic to earthquake scales

L Dal Zilio, G Hetényi, J Hubbard… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Convergence of the Indian Plate towards Eurasia has led to the building of the
Himalaya, the highest mountain range on Earth. Active mountain building involves a …

Present‐day crustal deformation of continental China derived from GPS and its tectonic implications

M Wang, ZK Shen - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We process rigorously GPS data observed during the past 25 years from continental China
to derive site secular velocities. Analysis of the velocity solution leads to the following …

[PDF][PDF] Mesozoic–Cenozoic geological evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen and working tectonic hypotheses

P Kapp, PG DeCelles - American Journal of Science, 2019 - ajsonline.org
The Himalayan-Tibetan orogen culminated during the Cenozoic India--Asia collision, but its
geological framework and initial growth were fundamentally the result of multiple, previous …

Crustal deformation in the India‐Eurasia collision zone from 25 years of GPS measurements

G Zheng, H Wang, TJ Wright, Y Lou… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The India‐Eurasia collision zone is the largest deforming region on the planet;
direct measurements of present‐day deformation from Global Positioning System (GPS) …

The size, distribution, and mobility of landslides caused by the 2015 Mw7. 8 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal

K Roback, MK Clark, AJ West, D Zekkos, G Li… - Geomorphology, 2018 - Elsevier
Coseismic landslides pose immediate and prolonged hazards to mountainous communities,
and provide a rare opportunity to study the effect of large earthquakes on erosion and …

A geodetic plate motion and Global Strain Rate Model

C Kreemer, G Blewitt, EC Klein - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new global model of plate motions and strain rates in plate boundary zones
constrained by horizontal geodetic velocities. This Global Strain Rate Model (GSRM v. 2.1) …

InSAR-based detection method for mapping and monitoring slow-moving landslides in remote regions with steep and mountainous terrain: An application to Nepal

DPS Bekaert, AL Handwerger, P Agram… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mapping and monitoring landslides in remote areas with steep and mountainous terrain is
logistically challenging, expensive, and time consuming. Yet, in order to mitigate hazards …

Slip pulse and resonance of the Kathmandu basin during the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal

J Galetzka, D Melgar, JF Genrich, J Geng, S Owen… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Detailed geodetic imaging of earthquake ruptures enhances our understanding of
earthquake physics and associated ground shaking. The 25 April 2015 moment magnitude …

Lower edge of locked Main Himalayan Thrust unzipped by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake

JP Avouac, L Meng, S Wei, T Wang, JP Ampuero - Nature Geoscience, 2015 - nature.com
Large earthquakes are thought to release strain on previously locked faults. However, the
details of how earthquakes are initiated, grow and terminate in relation to pre-seismically …