Localized extension in megathrust hanging wall following great earthquakes in western Nepal

• Main Authors: Riesner, Magali, Bollinger, Laurent, Hubbard, Judith, Guérin, Cyrielle, Lefèvre, Marthe, Vallage, Amaury, Basnet Shah, Chanda, Kandel, Thakur Prasad, Haines, Samuel, Sapkota, Soma Nath
• 其他作者: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2021
• 主題: Science::Geology; Natural Hazards; Solid Earth Sciences
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153802

The largest (M8+) known earthquakes in the Himalaya have ruptured the upper locked section of the Main Himalayan Thrust zone, offsetting the ground surface along the Main Frontal Thrust at the range front. However, out-of-sequence active structures have received less attention. One of the most impre...