Great Pending Himalaya Earthquakes
Steven G. Wesnousky
Abstract
Abstract Geological, historical, and geophysical observations show that the entire Himalayan arc is poised to produce a sequence of great earthquakes, possibly similar to that which occurred in the twentieth century along the Aleutian subduction zone. The human catastrophe in the densely populated countries astride the arc is likely to be unprecedented when these earthquakes occur.
Topics & Concepts
SeismologyGeologySubductionSequence (biology)Island arcArc (geometry)TectonicsGeometryBiologyMathematicsGeneticsearthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materials