Seismic Vulnerability in the Himalayan Region

Authors

  • Harihar Paudyal Department of Physics, Birendra Multiple Campus, Bhartapur, Chitwan
  • Ananta Panthi Department of Physics, Butwal Multiple Campus, Butwal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/hj.v1i0.5165

Keywords:

Central Himalaya, Large earthquakes, Seismic hazards

Abstract

The frequently occurring strong earthquakes in the Himalayan region signify the seismic vulnerability in the region. The continued northward movement of Indian plate is generating large amount of stress at the plate boundary which is being released in form of large and great earthquakes (M≥7). Absence of such great events in the Himalayan front for last six decades and in some segments for last two centuries envisages the region as a high potential zone for future seismic hazard. In this paper we studied the larger events in the central Himalayan region.

Key words: Central Himalaya; Large earthquakes; Seismic hazards

The Himalayan Physics

Vol.1, No.1, May, 2010

Page: 14-17

Uploaded Date: 28 July, 2011

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Published

2011-07-27

How to Cite

Paudyal, H., & Panthi, A. (2011). Seismic Vulnerability in the Himalayan Region. Himalayan Physics, 1, 14–17. https://doi.org/10.3126/hj.v1i0.5165

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Vol. 1 (2010)

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