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 …

The geometry of active shortening in the northwest Himalayas and the implications for seismic hazard

A O'Kane, A Copley, S Mitra… - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Large thrust faults accommodate the convergence between India and Tibet along the
southern margin of the Himalaya and have a history of producing great earthquakes that …

Hybrid broadband ground motion simulations in the Indo-Gangetic basin for great Himalayan earthquake scenarios

S Jayalakshmi, J Dhanya, STG Raghukanth… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2021 - Springer
This study presents broadband ground motions for the Indo-Gangetic basin, a large
sedimentary basin in India, for potential future great (Mw 8.5) Himalayan earthquakes. We …

Modelling of 1991 Uttarkashi and 2011 Indo-Nepal earthquakes using the modified semi-empirical technique by integrating site-specific quality factor

Monika, Sandeep, P Kumar, S Devi, A Joshi - Journal of Earth System …, 2023 - Springer
Strong ground motion simulation is a reliable tool for seismic hazard assessment and
mitigation of any region. The distribution of hazards during an earthquake is greatly …

Investigating the influence of high-frequency spectral decay factor kappa (κ) within Delhi and its surrounding regions, India

B Sharma, H Mittal, M Sandhu - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigates the influence of kappa (κ) for Delhi and its surrounding regions. Path,
as well as site dependent components of κ, are calculated from the available strong motion …

Scaling of Fourier spectra of strong earthquake ground motion in western Himalaya and northeastern India

ID Gupta, MD Trifunac - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
It is necessary to develop scaling models of various functionals of ground motions for
different seismic regions to obtain region-specific motion characterizations for the design of …

Characterization of shear wave attenuation and site effects in the Garhwal Himalaya, India from inversion of strong motion records

P Kumar, Monika, Sandeep, S Kumar, R Kumari… - Journal of Earth System …, 2021 - Springer
Research highlights The frequency-dependent shear-wave quality factor and site
amplification are computed simultaneously for the Garhwal region, NW Himalaya. A regional …

A comprehensive analysis of attenuation characteristics using strong ground motion records for the Central Seismic Gap Himalayan Region, India

H Mittal, B Sharma, W Chao, YM Wu… - Journal of Earthquake …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to estimate attenuation characteristics of the central Himalayan region of
India concerning various strong-motion parameters such as Kappa value (κ) and site effects …

3D attenuation tomography of the Uttarakhand, NW Himalaya: Linkage to fluid or partial melt zones-Seismic hazard

P Kumar, A Joshi, SK Pal - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This work proposes the shear-wave attenuation tomography of the Garhwal and Kumaun
regions, Uttarakhand Himalaya, to investigate the crustal state. Based on attenuation …

Microtremor measurement to evaluate site characteristics by horizontal to vertical spectral ratio technique in Sikkim, Northeast Himalayas, India

S Kumar, P Singh, R Sushil, P Singh, A Tiwari - Quaternary International, 2021 - Elsevier
The measurement of site amplification of microtremors is an important tool for evaluating
seismic hazard at local and regional level. The H/V spectral ratio (HVSR) method is applied …