Holocene surface-rupturing paleo-earthquakes along the Kachchh Mainland Fault: shaping the seismic landscape of Kachchh, Western India.
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Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
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Date de publication:
21 May 2024
21 May 2024
Historique:
received:
07
01
2024
accepted:
13
05
2024
medline:
22
5
2024
pubmed:
22
5
2024
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21
5
2024
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epublish
Résumé
This study explores the seismotectonics of Kachchh in western India, a region with a low-to-moderate strain rate and a history of significant earthquakes, notably the 1819, Mw 7.8 Allah Bund, and the 2001, Mw 7.6 Bhuj. Despite its substantial seismic risk, comprehensive studies on Kachchh's seismogenic sources are scarce. This is attributed to the concealed nature of active structures, hindering definitive age constraints in paleoseismological research. Our research comprises a detailed paleoseismic analysis of the north-verging, reverse Jhura Fault underlying the Jhura anticline, a segment of the Kachchh Mainland Fault. This fault segment shows evidence of surface-rupturing earthquakes in the area south of the Great Rann of Kachchh. The investigation reveals three paleoseismic events: Event I before 9.72 ka B.P., Event II between 8.63-8.20 ka B.P., and Event III between 6.20-6.09 ka B.P. The elapsed time since the last event on this fault is > 8000 years, suggesting that the area is exposed to a significant earthquake hazard. This highlights the need for more precise characterization of individual seismogenic sources for future earthquake preparedness.
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pubmed: 38773196
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-62086-z
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-62086-z
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Organisme : Ministry of Earth Sciences
ID : MoES/PO(Seismo)/1(270)/AFM/2015 & MoES/PO(Geo)/240-A/2020
Organisme : Ministry of Earth Sciences
ID : MoES/PO(Seismo)/1(270)/AFM/2015 & MoES/PO(Geo)/240-A/2020
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