Large earthquakes are thought to release strain on previously locked faults. However, the details of how earthquakes are initiated, grow and terminate in relation to pre-seismically locked and creeping patches is unclear. The 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake occurred close to Kathmandu in a region where the prior pattern of fault locking is well documented. Here we analyse this event using seismological records measured at teleseismic distances and Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/lower-edge-locked-main-himalayan-thrust-unzipped-2015-gorkha-earthquake
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jean-philippe-avouac
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lingsen-meng
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shengji-wei-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-geoscience
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geology
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/earthquakes
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kathmandu
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters