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... seismic data as soon as any seismic event happens . 9.4.1 Seismicity in Himalaya Indian Standard Institute ( ISI ) has prepared a seismic zonation map of the India and divided the country into five seismic zones ( Krishna , 1992 ) ...
... seismic data as soon as any seismic event happens . 9.4.1 Seismicity in Himalaya Indian Standard Institute ( ISI ) has prepared a seismic zonation map of the India and divided the country into five seismic zones ( Krishna , 1992 ) ...
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... seismic waves by 1897 Assam earthquake is felt in 4.5 M sq km area . The reevaluation of magnitudes of the Assam ( 1950 ) and Kangra ( 1905 ) earthquakes suggests Ms 8.0 ± 0.1 and 7.8 ± 0.05 respectively . The latest earthquake of ...
... seismic waves by 1897 Assam earthquake is felt in 4.5 M sq km area . The reevaluation of magnitudes of the Assam ( 1950 ) and Kangra ( 1905 ) earthquakes suggests Ms 8.0 ± 0.1 and 7.8 ± 0.05 respectively . The latest earthquake of ...
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... SEISMIC MICROZONATION STUDY The impact of earthquakes is particularly more pronounced in the urban areas because of high density of population . With increasing development and rise in population the seismic hazard is increasing . To ...
... SEISMIC MICROZONATION STUDY The impact of earthquakes is particularly more pronounced in the urban areas because of high density of population . With increasing development and rise in population the seismic hazard is increasing . To ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
CHAPTER2 INDOGANGETIC PLAIN | 11 |
CHAPTER3 GEOMORPHOLOGY OF HIMALAYA | 19 |
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activities amphibolite Arunachal Pradesh basin beds belt Bhutan Biyani carbonate Central clay comprises contains Cretaceous crustal crystalline deformation Dehradun district dolomite Early earthquakes eastern Eocene evolution faults folds Formation fossils Ganga Garhwal Geol geological geosyncline glacial glaciers gneiss Gondwana granite Group Higher Himalaya Himachal Pradesh Himalaya Himalayan region India Indian plate Indus Suture Jammu and Kashmir Karakoram Kathmandu km depth km long km wide km³ Kohistan Krol Kumaun Ladakh lakes landslide large number Lesser Himalaya limestone located magmatic magnesite metamorphism minerals mountain movement Nappe Nepal northern ophiolitic orogenic Pakistan Palaeozoic pegmatite peninsular Permian phase phosphorite phyllite present Proterozoic quartzite reported rivers sandstone Satluj schist sediments seismic sequence shale shear Shimla Shyok Suture Sikkim Siwalik slates slope southern sq km stratigraphic structure Subathu subduction sulphide Suture Zone tectonic terrain Tertiary thick Thrust Tibet upliftment Upper Uttaranchal Vaikrita Valley Volcanics Yamuna Zanskar