The Mw 7.6, Kashmir Earthquake of October 8, 2005

The Mw 7.6, Kashmir Earthquake of October 8, 2005

N-S ground displacements measured from ASTER Images of October 27, 2005 and November 14, 2000

The Mw 7.6, Kashmir Earthquake of October 8, 2005

N-S ground displacements measured from ASTER Images of October 27, 2005 and November 14, 2000

The Horizontal slip on the fault was about 5 m over a distance of about 70 km

5 m

Amplitude of Horizontal slip

Horizontal fault slip vectors

2m

Estimated Rupture Area of major Himalayan earthquakes

According to GPS measurements and microseismic monitoring the Main Himalaya Thrust fault is locked over a width of 100-150km (yellow aera).The Accumulation rate of deficit of seismic moment is estimated 4.3 1019 Nm/yr , this is enough to drive a a Mw 7.6 (like the 2005 Kashmir EQ) earthquake every 7 years, or a Mw 8.2 (like the Bihar-Nepal earthqiake of 1934 every 100yr).

1934

1833

1505 ?