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Ancient Earthquakes
Author(s)
Manuel Sintubin;
Manuel Sintubin
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan, Leuven, Belgium
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Iain S. Stewart;
Iain S. Stewart
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Fitzroy, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, UK
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Tina M. Niemi;
Tina M. Niemi
Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Erhan Altunel
Erhan Altunel
Department of Geological Engineering, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
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Geological Society of America

Volume
471
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© 2010 Geological Society of America
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ISBN print:
9780813724713
Publication date:
October 01, 2010
Book Chapter
Historical earthquakes in Srinagar, Kashmir: Clues from the Shiva Temple at Pandrethan
Author(s)
Roger Bilham
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0399, USA
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Roger Bilham
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Bikram Singh Bali
University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190 006, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Bikram Singh Bali
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M. Ismail Bhat
University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190 006, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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M. Ismail Bhat
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Susan Hough
U.S. Geological Survey 525 South Wilson Avenue, Pasadena, California 91106, USA
Susan Hough
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Published:October 01, 2010
Srinagar, the capital city of Kashmir, has been shaken numerous times by earthquakes in the past millennium, most recently by damaging earthquakes in 1885 (M 6.2, 30 km to the west) and 2005 (M 7.6, 200 km to the west) with estimated EMS (European Macroseismic Scale) intensity VI–VII. Earthquakes in Kashmir in earlier historical times are known only from fragmentary archival sources. We present and analyze unique, repeat photographs of the Pandrethan Temple near Srinagar, which we conclude can provide clues to the severity of nineteenth-century earthquakes. Photos taken in 1868 and 1885 and recently show that the temple, a...
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