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... earthquakes that are characterized by long recurrence intervals . During interseismic periods the Detachment is quiet at least at a teleseismic detection level . On the other hand , the Basement Thrust is associated with relatively ...
... earthquakes that are characterized by long recurrence intervals . During interseismic periods the Detachment is quiet at least at a teleseismic detection level . On the other hand , the Basement Thrust is associated with relatively ...
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... earthquakes ( M > 7 ) are not known . The 1971 earthquake near San Fernando , California is probably typical of the large earthquakes which characterize the transverse ranges in California and Pakistan . CONCLUSIONS REGARDING SEISMIC ...
... earthquakes ( M > 7 ) are not known . The 1971 earthquake near San Fernando , California is probably typical of the large earthquakes which characterize the transverse ranges in California and Pakistan . CONCLUSIONS REGARDING SEISMIC ...
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... Earthquakes that are large ( M > 7 ) , but not great , characterize this portion of the fault system . The interseismic period between events of this type is probably shorter than for the great earthquakes . The major rupture zones ...
... Earthquakes that are large ( M > 7 ) , but not great , characterize this portion of the fault system . The interseismic period between events of this type is probably shorter than for the great earthquakes . The major rupture zones ...
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Almora anatexis anticline augen axes axial plane Badrinath basin beds Bhattacharya biotite Blaini cleavage Delhi developed direction earthquakes eastern Eocene F₂ fabric facies fault folds foliation Gansser Garhwal Garhwal Himalaya garnet Geol gneiss grained granitic gneisses Himalaya Indian Indian plate Indo-Pakistan Jour Jutogh Kashmir Klootwijk Krol Belt Krol thrust Kumaun Kumaun Himalaya Ladakh Lesser Himalaya limestone Lingtse Gneiss Lower Main Boundary Main Central Thrust metamorphism mica schist micaceous Middle Siwalik migmatite mineral lineation Mukhem mylonitic Naini nappe Nepal observed occur ophiolite orientation Pakistan palaeomagnetic parallel phase of deformation phyllite plagioclase porphyroblastic quartz quartzite Quetta region rocks rotation S₁ S₂ Saklani sandstone schist schistosity sedimentary sediments seismicity sequence shales shear Simla Sinha Roy Siwalik Siwalik Formation slate stratigraphic structures Surv Suture Zone syncline tectonic tectonites thrust sheet thrust zone Tibetan slab tourmaline trend units Upper Valdiya valley volcanics