New Observations Disagree With Previous Interpretations of Surface Rupture Along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust During the Great 1934 Bihar‐Nepal Earthquake

Abstract Reinvestigation reveals observations that do not support prior claims that the great Mw 8.4 Bihar‐Nepal earthquake produced surface rupture along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust of Nepal. While it may be viewed as reasonable to suggest that the Main Himalayan Frontal Thrust was the source of t...

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Main Authors: Steven G. Wesnousky, Yasuhiro Kumahara, Takashi Nakata, Deepak Chamlagain, Prajwal Neupane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-03-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2018GL077035
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