Probabilistic seismic hazard map of NW Himalaya and its adjoining area, India

Natural Hazards

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 443-457

  Mahajan, A K ^a   Thakur, V C ^a   Sharma, Mukat Lal ^b   Chauhan, Mukesh ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

1905 Kangra earthquake; Northwest Himalaya; Probabilistic; Seismic Hazard; Seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; ZONATION;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

EID: 77951974453     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-009-9439-3     Document Type: Article

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