Impending Earthquake in Central Himalaya

Earthquake is amongst the most terrifying of all natural phenomena. Striking without warning and seemingly coming out of nowhere, it challenges our inherent assumptions about the stability of the very planet we live upon. Any shaking of the earth, whether lasting for minutes or only for seconds, seems eternal to those who experience it.

Introduction

The Central Himalayas are hit frequently by mild earthquakes which are often dismissed as “usual occurrences”, as they are part of Young fold mountain i.e. great Himalayas. As Himalayan orogeny has not finished yet and Indian plate is continuously buckling and subducting ....

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