Co‐seismic landslides in the Sikkim Himalaya during the 2011 Sikkim Earthquake: Lesson learned from the past and inference for the future

M Joshi - Geological Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sikkim, a north‐eastern state of India, has a very specific and unique place in the tourism
map of India. Every year, lakhs of people visit the state. To accommodate such floating …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of surface deformation in Sikkim and Eastern Nepal Himalaya using PSInSAR technique

RS Kandregula, G Pavankumar, A Manglik… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The region of the Himalayan arc covering Sikkim and eastern Nepal experiences dominant
strike-slip deformation oblique to the convergence direction of the Indian plate. This region is …

[HTML][HTML] The Kefalonia Transform Fault: A STEP fault in the making

AD Özbakır, R Govers, A Fichtner - Tectonophysics, 2020 - Elsevier
Vertical edges along subducted slabs have been recognized in the majority of subduction
zones. Surprisingly, slab edges evolved into Subduction-Transform-Edge-Propagator …

Unveiling the mechanisms of the 1819 M 7.7 Kachchh Earthquake, India: Integrating physics‐based simulation and strong ground motion estimates

TC Sunilkumar, Z Zhang, Z Wang… - Earth and Space …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study provided a comprehensive understanding of the source process of the 1819 M
7.7 Kachchh Indian earthquake using physics‐based dynamic rupture modeling and strong …

Complex tectonic setting and deep crustal seismicity of the Sikkim Himalaya: An electrical resistivity perspective

G Pavankumar, A Manglik - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2021 - Elsevier
Tectonic setting of the Himalayan arc is dominated by thrust-type earthquakes mainly
associated with rupture of the décollement surface, also called the Main Himalayan Thrust …

Outer-arc active tectonic deformation off the Nias–Nicobar Trench: Insights from lithospheric stress and seismic slip models

K Silpa, A Earnest - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the seismic behavior and deformation characteristics in the outer-arc
region off the Nicobar trench using stress inversion and teleseismic finite-fault modeling. The …

[HTML][HTML] Imbrication and Erosional tectonics recorded by Garnets in the Sikkim Himalayas

EJ Catlos, CS Dubey, TM Etzel - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Sikkim region of the Himalayas (NE India) may form an important microplate between
Nepal and Bhutan. Here we report high-resolution pressure-temperature (PT) paths taken …

Seismicity and decollement geometry beneath the Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalaya using local earthquake tomography: implications for seismotectonic and …

OP Mishra, AP Singh, OP Singh - Physics of the Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we attempted to establish the plausible depth of disposition of the basal
décollement through 3-D seismic imaging using local earthquake tomography to understand …

Revisiting the seismogenic characteristics of stable continental interiors: The case of three Indian events

K Silpa, A Earnest - Quaternary International, 2021 - Elsevier
Kinematic source process models using tele-seismic waveform inversion of three stable
continental region (SCR) earthquakes from India (1993 Mw 6.2 Latur, 1997 Mw 5.8 Jabalpur …

Earthquake source dynamics and kinematics of the Eastern Indian Shield and adjoining regions

R Singh, PK Khan, AP Singh - Acta Geophysica, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Eastern Indian Shield (EIS) consists of two cratonic nuclei, namely Singhbhum
craton and Chhotanagpur Granitic Gneissic terrain. This area contains several crisscross …