Lithological and structural control of Hattian Bala rock avalanche triggered by the Kashmir earthquake 2005, sub-Himalayas, northern Pakistan

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-224

  Basharat, Muhammad ^a   Rohn, Joachim ^a   Ehret, Dominik ^a   Baig, Mirza Shahid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Kashmir earthquake 2005; mass movement; Muzaffarabad fault; northern Pakistan; rock avalanche

Indexed keywords

CLAYSTONE; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; FAULT ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HANGING WALL; KASHMIR EARTHQUAKE 2005; LITHOLOGY; MASS MOVEMENT; MUDSTONE; ROCK AVALANCHE; ROCKFALL; SANDSTONE; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SYNCLINE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA; JHELUM RIVER; KARLI RIVER; MAHARASHTRA;

EID: 84859727880     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-012-0248-3     Document Type: Article

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