Seismic hazard in Karachi, Pakistan: uncertain past, uncertain future
Figure 2.▲ Locations of active faults and dated historical earthquakes with inferred ruptures
outlined. Locations of moderate events shown only by date; smaller shocks (3.8< M< 5.5) as …
outlined. Locations of moderate events shown only by date; smaller shocks (3.8< M< 5.5) as …
The transition between Makran subduction and the Zagros collision: recent advances in its structure and active deformation
V Regard, D Hatzfeld, M Molinaro… - Geological Society …, 2010 - lyellcollection.org
SE Iran is the site of a rare case of young transition between subduction and collision. We
have synthesized recent results in geodesy, tectonics, seismology and magnetism to help …
have synthesized recent results in geodesy, tectonics, seismology and magnetism to help …
Controls on the geometry of fold-thrust belt salients
J Macedo, S Marshak - Geological Society of America …, 1999 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Salients, convex-to-the-foreland curves in the map traces of orogens, typically
involve fold-thrust belts formed along the foreland margin of orogens. An examination of the …
involve fold-thrust belts formed along the foreland margin of orogens. An examination of the …
Major intracontinental strike-slip faults and contrasts in lithospheric strength
P Molnar, KE Dayem - Geosphere, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A large fraction of major intracontinental strike-slip faults, defined here as those slipping at
rates of∼ 10 mm/yr or more, lie adjacent to relatively strong regions, such as oceanic …
rates of∼ 10 mm/yr or more, lie adjacent to relatively strong regions, such as oceanic …
Partitioning of India‐Eurasia convergence in the Pamir‐Hindu Kush from GPS measurements
S Mohadjer, R Bendick, A Ischuk… - Geophysical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Convergence of 29±1 mm/yr between the NW corner of the Indian plate and Asia is
accommodated by a combination of thrust and strike‐slip faulting on prominent faults and …
accommodated by a combination of thrust and strike‐slip faulting on prominent faults and …
Cumulative right-lateral fault slip rate across the Zagros—Makran transfer zone: role of the Minab—Zendan fault system in accommodating Arabia—Eurasia …
Summary The Zendan—Minab zone is the transition zone between the Zagros collision to
the west and Makran subduction to the east. It is also linked to the north with the Nayband …
the west and Makran subduction to the east. It is also linked to the north with the Nayband …
InSAR observations of strain accumulation and fault creep along the Chaman Fault system, Pakistan and Afghanistan
We use 2004–2011 Envisat synthetic aperture radar imagery and InSAR time series
methods to estimate the contemporary rates of strain accumulation in the Chaman Fault …
methods to estimate the contemporary rates of strain accumulation in the Chaman Fault …
The 2003 Bam urban earthquake: a predictable seismotectonic pattern along the western margin of the rigid Lut block, southeast Iran
M Berberian - Earthquake Spectra, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
“… King Ardeshir Babakan Sassanid [r. AD 224-241], by conquering Kerman and Bam,
killed the 'Kerm-e-Haftvad'[the Haftvad Silk Worm] at the Bam Citadel. The gigantic worm …
killed the 'Kerm-e-Haftvad'[the Haftvad Silk Worm] at the Bam Citadel. The gigantic worm …
Review of the Geology of Afghanistan and its water resources
Afghanistan comprises a collage of many lithotectonic domains sutured together as block
terranes on the southern Eurasian Plate by collisional tectonics throughout the Proterozoic …
terranes on the southern Eurasian Plate by collisional tectonics throughout the Proterozoic …
Earthquakes in afghanistan
N Ambraseys, R Bilham - Seismological Research …, 2003 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We summarize the written history of earthquakes in Afghanistan from AD 734 to the present
in the form of a new catalog of more than 1,300 earthquakes and narrative accounts of …
in the form of a new catalog of more than 1,300 earthquakes and narrative accounts of …