Occurrences of large-magnitude earthquakes in the Kachchh region, Gujarat, western India: Tectonic implications
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- 作者：Prosanta Kumar Khana ; Sarada Prasad Mohantyb ; mohantysp@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Sushmita Sinhab ; c ; Dhananjay Singha
- 关键词：Bhuj earthquake ; Intraplate seismicity ; Strain-hardening ; Regional crustal structure ; Gravity anomaly
- 刊名：Tectonophysics
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：4 June 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：679
- 期：Complete
- 页码：102-116
- 全文大小：5654 K
文摘
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The 2001 Bhuj earthquake originated at > 25 km depth intraplate setting.
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Analysis of aftershock data for 12 years show its fault-bound nature.
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A strain-hardening mechanism is proposed for this deep crustal event.