Site response of the Ganges basin inferred from re-evaluated macroseismic observations from the 1897 Shillong, 1905 Kangra, and 1934 Nepal earthquakes

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 117, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 773-782

  Hough, Susan E ^a   Bilham, Roger ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Historical earthquakes; Seismic hazard; Site response

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; GROUND MOTION; HISTORICAL RECORD; LIQUEFACTION; MOHO; SEISMIC MOMENT; SHAKING TABLE TEST; SITE EFFECT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGES BASIN; INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA]; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70350344634     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-008-0068-0     Document Type: Article

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