Double-ramp on the Main Himalayan Thrust revealed by broadband waveform modeling of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake sequence

• Main Authors: Wang, Xin, Wei, Shengji, Wu, Wenbo
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: 2015 Gorkha Earthquake; Waveform Modeling; DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89736; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46434
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake sequence that unzipped the lower edge of the Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT) in central Nepal provides an exceptional opportunity to understand the fault geometry in this region. However, the limited number of focal mechanisms and the poor horizontal locations and depth...