Building the Himalaya from tectonic to earthquake scales
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 …
Himalaya, the highest mountain range on Earth. Active mountain building involves a …
An overview of the stratigraphy and tectonics of the Nepal Himalaya
BN Upreti - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 1999 - Elsevier
Nepal can be divided into the following five east–west trending major tectonic zones.(i) The
Terai Tectonic Zone which consists of over one km of Recent alluvium concealing the Churia …
Terai Tectonic Zone which consists of over one km of Recent alluvium concealing the Churia …
[HTML][HTML] Structural segmentation controlled the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake rupture in Nepal
The ongoing collision of India with Asia is partly accommodated by slip on the Main
Himalayan Thrust (MHT). The 25 April 2015, M w 7.8 Gorkha earthquake is the most recent …
Himalayan Thrust (MHT). The 25 April 2015, M w 7.8 Gorkha earthquake is the most recent …
Mountain building, erosion, and the seismic cycle in the Nepal Himalaya
JP Avouac - Advances in geophysics, 2003 - books.google.com
The Himalaya is the most impressive example on earth of an active collisional orogen. It
combines rapid crustal shortening and thickening, intense denudation driven by the …
combines rapid crustal shortening and thickening, intense denudation driven by the …
Exhumation, crustal deformation, and thermal structure of the Nepal Himalaya derived from the inversion of thermochronological and thermobarometric data and …
Two end‐member kinematic models of crustal shortening across the Himalaya are currently
debated: one assumes localized thrusting along a single major thrust fault, the Main …
debated: one assumes localized thrusting along a single major thrust fault, the Main …
Tectonic evolution of the Himalayan thrust belt in western Nepal: Implications for channel flow models
DM Robinson, PG DeCelles… - Geological Society of …, 2006 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We present a new geologic map of western Nepal and three balanced regional cross
sections in the Himalayan thrust belt. The minimum shortening between the South Tibetan …
sections in the Himalayan thrust belt. The minimum shortening between the South Tibetan …
Structural interpretation of the great earthquakes of the last millennium in the central Himalaya
JL Mugnier, A Gajurel, P Huyghe… - Earth-Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
A major question about the Himalaya remains open: does a great earthquake (like the Mw~
8.1 1934 earthquake) release all the strain stored by the Tibet–India convergence during the …
8.1 1934 earthquake) release all the strain stored by the Tibet–India convergence during the …
A review on out-of-sequence deformation in the Himalaya
S Mukherjee - Special Publications, 2015 - lyellcollection.org
Out-of-sequence deformation in the Himalaya has been caused mainly by thrusting. Out-of-
sequence thrusts, usually north-to NE-dipping foreshear planes, occur inside the Sub …
sequence thrusts, usually north-to NE-dipping foreshear planes, occur inside the Sub …
Records of the evolution of the Himalayan orogen from in situ Th–Pb ion microprobe dating of monazite: Eastern Nepal and western Garhwal
In situ Th–Pb monazite ages from rocks collected along two transects (the Dudh Kosi-
Everest, eastern Nepal and the Bhagirathi River, Garhwal Himalaya, India) perpendicular to …
Everest, eastern Nepal and the Bhagirathi River, Garhwal Himalaya, India) perpendicular to …
Current shortening across the Himalayas of Nepal
F Jouanne, JL Mugnier, JF Gamond… - Geophysical Journal …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Underthrusting of the Indian lithosphere beneath the Himalayas occurs during the
Quaternary period along a gently north-dipping main basal detachment (main Himalayan …
Quaternary period along a gently north-dipping main basal detachment (main Himalayan …