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 …

Compressional intracontinental orogens: Ancient and modern perspectives

T Raimondo, M Hand, WJ Collins - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Compressional intracontinental orogens are major zones of crustal thickening produced at
large distances from active plate boundaries. Consequently, any account of their initiation …

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) …

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) …

Convergence rate across the Nepal Himalaya and interseismic coupling on the Main Himalayan Thrust: Implications for seismic hazard

T Ader, JP Avouac, J Liu‐Zeng… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We document geodetic strain across the Nepal Himalaya using GPS times series from 30
stations in Nepal and southern Tibet, in addition to previously published campaign GPS …

Locked and loading megathrust linked to active subduction beneath the Indo-Burman Ranges

MS Steckler, DR Mondal, SH Akhter, L Seeber… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The Indo-Burman mountain ranges mark the boundary between the Indian and
Eurasian plates, north of the Sumatra–Andaman subduction zone. Whether subduction still …

Interseismic coupling on the main Himalayan thrust

VL Stevens, JP Avouac - Geophysical Research Letters, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We determine the slip rate and pattern of interseismic coupling on the Main Himalayan
Thrust along the entire Himalayan arc based on a compilation of geodetic, interferometric …

Rupture process of the Mw = 7.9 2015 Gorkha earthquake (Nepal): Insights into Himalayan megathrust segmentation

R Grandin, M Vallée, C Satriano… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the rupture process of the 25 April 2015 Gorkha earthquake (Mw= 7.9) using
a kinematic joint inversion of teleseismic waves, strong motion data, high‐rate GPS, static …

Active tectonics and earthquake potential of the Myanmar region

Y Wang, K Sieh, ST Tun, KY Lai… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes geomorphologic evidence for the principal neotectonic features of
Myanmar and its immediate surroundings. We combine this evidence with published …

Clockwise rotation of the Brahmaputra Valley relative to India: Tectonic convergence in the eastern Himalaya, Naga Hills, and Shillong Plateau

P Vernant, R Bilham, W Szeliga… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
GPS data reveal that the Brahmaputra Valley has broken from the Indian Plate and rotates
clockwise relative to India about a point a few hundred kilometers west of the Shillong …