Tectonic geomorphology of the eastern extent of the Kashmir Basin Fault (KBF) zone
The Kashmir Basin Fault (KBF) is exposed as a train of discontinuous active fault traces for a strike length of ~120 km (Shah, 2013), in Kashmir, Himalayas. However, its eastern extent was not mapped previously and therefore, this study demonstrates that the active fault trace extends further east,...
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| author | Shah, Afroz Ahmad |
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| description | The Kashmir Basin Fault (KBF) is exposed as a train of discontinuous active fault traces for a strike length of ~120 km (Shah, 2013), in Kashmir, Himalayas. However, its eastern extent was not mapped previously and therefore, this study demonstrates that the active fault trace extends further east, where the geomorphic expression of active faulting is clear for a distance of ~43 km. The fault shows a very prominent dextral strike-slip motion with little to no dip-slip component associated with it, particularly, on the easternmost portion. Further west it mainly shows dip-slip motion with a slight indication of dextral strike-slip. This new active fault trace extends the total strike length of the KBF zone to ~163 km, which has implications for seismic hazard and the distribution of deformation along the NW portion of the Himalayas. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-158392023-02-07T08:01:25Z Tectonic geomorphology of the eastern extent of the Kashmir Basin Fault (KBF) zone Shah, Afroz Ahmad Christoph Grützner Andreas Rudersdorf Klaus Reicherter NW Himalayas Kashmir Basin Fault Active faults Distributed deformation The Kashmir Basin Fault (KBF) is exposed as a train of discontinuous active fault traces for a strike length of ~120 km (Shah, 2013), in Kashmir, Himalayas. However, its eastern extent was not mapped previously and therefore, this study demonstrates that the active fault trace extends further east, where the geomorphic expression of active faulting is clear for a distance of ~43 km. The fault shows a very prominent dextral strike-slip motion with little to no dip-slip component associated with it, particularly, on the easternmost portion. Further west it mainly shows dip-slip motion with a slight indication of dextral strike-slip. This new active fault trace extends the total strike length of the KBF zone to ~163 km, which has implications for seismic hazard and the distribution of deformation along the NW portion of the Himalayas. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15839 Grützner & Reicherter Geosolutions UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Schönrathstraße 68, 52066 Aachen, Germany http://www.gr-geo.com fulltext |
| spellingShingle | NW Himalayas Kashmir Basin Fault Active faults Distributed deformation Shah, Afroz Ahmad Tectonic geomorphology of the eastern extent of the Kashmir Basin Fault (KBF) zone |
| title | Tectonic geomorphology of the eastern extent of the Kashmir Basin Fault (KBF) zone |
| title_full | Tectonic geomorphology of the eastern extent of the Kashmir Basin Fault (KBF) zone |
| title_fullStr | Tectonic geomorphology of the eastern extent of the Kashmir Basin Fault (KBF) zone |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tectonic geomorphology of the eastern extent of the Kashmir Basin Fault (KBF) zone |
| title_short | Tectonic geomorphology of the eastern extent of the Kashmir Basin Fault (KBF) zone |
| title_sort | tectonic geomorphology of the eastern extent of the kashmir basin fault (kbf) zone |
| topic | NW Himalayas Kashmir Basin Fault Active faults Distributed deformation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15839 |