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Potentially large post-1505 AD earthquakes in western Nepal revealed by a lake sediment record

According to paleoseismological studies, the last earthquake that ruptured the Main Frontal Thrust in western Nepal occurred in 1505 AD. No evidence of large earthquakes has been documented since, giving rise to the concept of a seismic gap in the central Himalaya. Here, we report on a new record of...

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Autores principales: Ghazoui, Z., Bertrand, S., Vanneste, K., Yokoyama, Y., Nomade, J., Gajurel, A. P., van der Beek, P. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6529449/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31113962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10093-4