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Rupture propagation direction in major earthquakes along the Himalayan convergence zone [1]

The four recent major earthquakes of the Himalayan Convergence Zone, viz., the Kangra earthquake of 1905, the Bihar-Nepal earthquake of 1934, and the two Assam earthquakes of 1897 and 1950 were assigned magnitudes greater than 8 by Richter. Although estimates of areas vary, it is agreed that an extended rupture with its long dimension parallel to the local strike of the Himalaya was involved in each case.

Publication Date: 
20/07/1988
Ramesh Chander [2]
Current Science [3]
57
14
805-806
Tags:
Earthquakes [4], Geology [5], Himalaya [6]

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