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Land-ocean tectonics (LOTs) and the associated seismic hazard over the Eastern Continental Margin of India (ECMI)

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Title Land-ocean tectonics (LOTs) and the associated seismic hazard over the Eastern Continental Margin of India (ECMI)
 
Creator Murthy, K.S.R.
Subrahmanyam, V.
Subrahmanyam, A.S.
Murty, G.P.S.
Sarma, K.V.L.N.S.
 
Subject tectonics
continental margins
seismic activity
 
Description The South Indian (Peninsular) Shield which includes both the Eastern and Western Continental Margins of India is not as stable as it was originally thought of. The importance of intraplate seismicity within this Shield has recently been realized with some devastating earthquakes that occurred during the last few decades. It is also significant to note that most of the Precambrian tectonic lineaments in this Shield are oriented in either a NW-SE or W-E direction, joining the eastern offshore. In contrast, the western margin has an elevated coast, associated with a linear coast parallel escarpment, particularly on the southern side, superimposed by Deccan Trap volcanics on the northern side. The fault reactivation and the associated seismicity are hence more predominant on the east coast. Recent geophysical studies delineated land-ocean tectonics (LOTs) over the eastern margin, in some cases associated with moderate seismicity as a result of the compressional stress acting on the Indian Plate. Though the Eastern Continental Margin of India (ECMI) is considered as a passive margin, coastal seismicity due to the reactivation of the pre-existing tectonic lineaments extending offshore represents a potential natural hazard. In this context, the ECMI appears to be much more vulnerable compared to its counterpart on the west.
 
Date 2010-11-29T12:34:25Z
2010-11-29T12:34:25Z
2010
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Natural Hazards, vol.55(2); 167-175
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http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3750
 
Language en
 
Relation Nat_Hazards_55_167.JPG
 
Rights An edited version of this paper was published by Springer. This paper is for R & D pupose and Copyright [2010] Springer.
 
Publisher Springer