Paleoseismic investigation along Nalagarh Thrust: Evidence of Late Pleistocene earthquake in Pinjaur Dun, Northwestern sub-Himalaya

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1056-1067

  Philip, G ^a   Suresh, N ^a   Bhakuni, S S ^a   Gupta, V ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Active fault; NW Himalaya; Pinjaur Dun; Quaternary tectonics; Trench excavation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; DEFORMATION; FAULTING; PALEOSEISMICITY; PLEISTOCENE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMOTECTONICS; THRUST FAULT;

HARYANA; INDIA; PINJAUR;

EID: 79951509272     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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