[PDF][PDF] Paleoseismological studies in India (2016-2020): status and prospects

CP Rajendran, T Singh, M Mukul, M Thakkar… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - academia.edu
The last few years have witnessed consistent growth in paleoseismic investigations and
active fault research in India. An overview of relevant publications during 2016-2020 …

Estimation of active surface deformation using PSInSAR technique of the Central Himalayan region

GC Kothyari, RK Dumka, K Luirei… - Geocarto …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Kumaun Himalaya is considered as the most active part of the Central Seismic
gap in the Indian Sub-continent. In this paper, we presented active surface deformation rates …

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 …

Ams and upcoming geochronology facility at inter university accelerator centre (IUAC), New Delhi, India

R Sharma, GR Umapathy, P Kumar, S Ojha… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Inter University Accelerator Centre, an ion accelerator centre, is in the process of
setting up a national facility for geochronology. It will be a unique and first such facility in the …

[HTML][HTML] Paleoseismological investigation along the back thrust bounding the northern limb of Janauri Anticline, NW Himalaya, India

GC Kothyari, N Joshi, SP Naik, AK Taloor… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Regardless of numerous paleoseismological studies along the active front of the Himalayas,
it still lacks precision with respect to earthquake recurrence, rupture, slip mechanism, etc …

High-resolution velocity and strain rate fields in the Kumaun Himalaya: An implication for seismic moment budget

H Verma, S Pasari, Y Sharma, KE Ching - Journal of Geodynamics, 2024 - Elsevier
The collision between Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates results in a series of earthquakes,
releasing stored elastic strain accumulated over a long period. This research utilizes 22 new …

Unraveling seismic hazard by estimating prolonged crustal strain buildup in Kumaun-Garhwal, Northwest Himalaya using GPS measurements

S Kannaujiya, RK Yadav, T Sarkar, G Sharma… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Himalayan mountain belt is one of the most rapidly deforming plate collision zones and is
prone to produce megathrust earthquakes. In this study, a detailed measure of present-day …

Seismotectonics of central and NW Himalaya: plate boundary–wedge thrust earthquakes in thin-and thick-skinned tectonic framework

VC Thakur, R Jayangondaperumal… - Geological Society …, 2019 - lyellcollection.org
The tectonic framework of NW Himalaya is different from that of the central Himalaya with
respect to the position of the Main Central Thrust and Higher Himalayan Crystalline and the …

Nature of the Himalayan Seismicity Belt in the Garhwal–Kumaun Segment and its tectonic implications

J Kanaujia, M Ravi Kumar… - Seismological …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
High‐quality data recorded by a dense network of 53 seismic stations in the Garhwal–
Kumaun Himalaya between February 2017 and December 2021 is analyzed. A total of 813 …

Footprints of an elusive mid‐14th century earthquake in the central Himalaya: Consilience of evidence from Nepal and India

CP Rajendran, J Sanwal, B John… - Geological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The timing and size of the last great earthquake in the central Himalaya continues to excite
scientific controversy, despite a decade of palaeoseismological investigations. The studies …