Slip deficit in central Nepal: omen for a repeat of the 1344 AD earthquake?

• Main Authors: Bollinger, L., Tapponnier, Paul, Sapkota, S. N., Klinger, Y.
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Paleoseismology; Inbuilt age; Himalayan earthquakes; Seismic cycle
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89193; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39981
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In 1255, 1344, and 1408 AD, then again in 1833, 1934, and 2015, large earthquakes, devastated Kathmandu. The 1255 and 1934 surface ruptures have been identified east of the city, along comparable segments of the Main Frontal Thrust (MFT). Whether the other two pairs of events were similar is unclear...