Paleo-seismicity on the geologically active faults in the Himalaya

This study aimed to develop and apply innovative, cutting-edge methods to directly date movements on fault surfaces, in order to reconstruct how seismicity has been distributed throughout the Himalayan crust during the largest mountain building event in Earths’ recent history.

By zooming into the Sikkim and Bhutan areas of the Himalayan foothills, where the active faults responsible for causing seismicity are accessible as a preserved window into past movement, it is possible to explore the processes which have been responsible for causing devastating earthquakes throughout geological time.