Structural control on downdip locking extent of the himalayan megathrust

• Main Authors: Lindsey, Eric O., Almeida, Rafael, Mallick, Rishav, Hubbard, Judith, Bradley, Kyle, Tsang, Louisa L. H., Liu, Yixiang, Burgmann, Roland, Hill, Emma M.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Duplex; Fault Geometry; DRNTU::Science::Geology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88372; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45746
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Geologic reconstructions of the Main Himalayan Thrust in Nepal show a laterally extensive midcrustal ramp, hypothesized to form the downdip boundary of interseismic locking. Using a recent compilation of interseismic GPS velocities and a simplified model of fault coupling, we estimate the width of c...