Recent earthquake swarms in Garhwal Himalaya: A precursor to moderate to great earthquakes in the region

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1179-1186

  Paul, Ajay ^a   Sharma, M L ^b  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Garhwal; Himalaya; Seismicity; Swarm

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; EARTHQUAKE SWARM; HANGING WALL; SEISMICITY;

GARHWAL HIMALAYAS; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 80053296821     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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