Upper crustal stress and seismotectonics of the Garhwal Himalaya using small-to-moderate earthquakes: Implications to the local structures and free fluids

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• 作者：R. Arun Prasath^a ; ^{devanthran@hotmail.com} ; ^{APRajendran@outlook.com} ; Ajay Paul^a ; Sandeep Singh^b
• 关键词：Garhwal Himalaya ; Seismotectonics ; Small-to-moderate earthquakes ; Mid-Crustal Ramp ; Friction coefficient ; Free fluids
• 刊名：Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：135
• 期：Complete
• 页码：198-211
• 全文大小：4342 K
• 卷排序：135

文摘

Earthquakes in Garhwal Himalaya are related to the Mid-Crustal-Ramp of detachment. NE-SW trending maximum compressive stress is a driving force. Active faults in Chamoli have decreasing frictional strength. Free fluids penetrating around Chamoli region are decreasing the fault strength.