The Shillong Plateau originated due to the movement in the faults surrounding it; however which fault caused the uplift of the plateau is debatable. Several earthquakes have occurred in the plateau due to these surrounding faults. One such earthquake is the Assam earthquake of 1897 (Mw=8.1). Also, there are evidences that similar earthquakes had occurred […]
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Anbazhagan P., Abhishek Kumar and Sitharam, T. G. (2013),Ground Motion Predictive Equation Based on recorded and Simulated Ground Motion Database, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 53, pp 92-108.
Himalayan region is one of the most active seismic regions in the world and many researchers have highlighted the possibility of great seismic event in the near future due to seismic gap. Seismic hazard analysis and microzonation of highly populated places in the region are mandatory in a regional scale. Region specific Ground Motion Predictive […]
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