TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence for a great medieval earthquake (∼1100 A.D.) in the central Himalayas, Nepal
AU - Lavé, J.
AU - Attal, M.
AU - Yule, D.
AU - Sapkota, S.
AU - Basant, K.
AU - Pandey, R.
AU - Madden, C.
PY - 2005/2/25
Y1 - 2005/2/25
N2 - The Himalayan orogen has produced three thrust earthquakes with moment magnitude (W) 7.8 to 8.5 during the past century, yet no surface ruptures associated with these great earthquakes have been documented. Here, we present paleoseismic evidence from east central Nepal that, since ∼700 A.D., a single earthquake ruptured the Frontal Thrust fault at ∼1100 A.D., with a surface displacement of ∼17 (+5/-3) meters and a lateral extent and size that could have exceeded 240 kilometers and ∼M 8.8, respectively. Ruptures associated with M
AB - The Himalayan orogen has produced three thrust earthquakes with moment magnitude (W) 7.8 to 8.5 during the past century, yet no surface ruptures associated with these great earthquakes have been documented. Here, we present paleoseismic evidence from east central Nepal that, since ∼700 A.D., a single earthquake ruptured the Frontal Thrust fault at ∼1100 A.D., with a surface displacement of ∼17 (+5/-3) meters and a lateral extent and size that could have exceeded 240 kilometers and ∼M 8.8, respectively. Ruptures associated with M
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U2 - 10.1126/science.1104804
DO - 10.1126/science.1104804
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:14544295386
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 307
SP - 1302
EP - 1305
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 5713
ER -