With the help of several historical documents as well as two geological sites studied with paleoseismological methods, we could constrain a hitherto unclear earthquake in the Himalaya. The results reveal that the 1714 earthquake occurred in Bhutan, and that it was a major event with a magnitude of 7.5-8.5. For details see our paper published in Geophysical Research Letters here.
Outreach: AGU, Science, FGSE, Kuensel and Planeterde, followed by other portals.
The next “Table ronde” on Wednesday, 26th of October at 12:15 in room 2114 will be an informal presentation followed by discussion on
AlpArray: Goals, measurements, organization, and the Swiss component
presented by György Hetényi and Frédéric Herman. All are welcome, and do not hesitate to bring your lunch!
Sofia Kufner, a postdoctoral research scientist at the GFZ Potsdam will be visiting us on 24-25th October. She will give the ISTE seminar on Deep India meets deep Asia: a seismological view of lithospheric slab interaction under Hindu Kush and Pamir, on Monday 24th at 17:15 in Géopolis-1620. Everyone interested in deep earthquakes, complex 3D geodynamics, seismology (and more) are welcome!