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![Grain frequencies, probability density distributions (PDD), and best-fit peaks (Ehlers et al., 2005) for detrital zircon fission-track grain-age distributions for three riverbank samples. A: From the Brahmaputra at Pasighat, India, well downstream of the canyon (Fig. DR1). B: From the Brahmaputra upstream of the canyon, at the confluence with the Nyang River (Fig. 1). C: Composite of samples 303, 304, 305, 308, 309, and 310, from the Parlung River and its tributaries before it enters Brahmaputra canyon (Fig. 1).]()
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![(A) A 14 m high 1950 CE earthquake surface faulting along the foothills of Mishmi thrust at Wakro town near Kamlang river. (B) Pleiades multi-spectral stereo-pair image shows fault scarp near Pasighat along the Eastern Himalayan frontal thrust. Yellow thick line shows trench location of Pasighat site that shows surface faulting of the 1950 Assam earthquake, (C) A mega trench across the 17th century fault scarp at Himebasti.]()
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![Model results related to 1697 CE. The Sadiya earthquake of a magnitude of 7.9 ± 0.2. Surface rupture information from palaeoseismological studies: Him: Himebasti, Nig: Niglok, sites with no observed seventeenth-century surface rupture, according to Kumar et al. (2010) and Priyanka (2019). Na: Nameri, Har: Harmutty, and Pa: Pasighat. Intensity observations are described in the text: Sa: Sadiya; Ba: Barnadi Bridge. Possible loci of hypocenters, as constrained here, are shown for the M7.7 and M8.1 scenarios (purple contour). The red star and blue circle, respectively, indicate the location of the 1950 Tibet-Assam earthquake and its aftershocks of Mw>6, HFT: Himalayan Frontal Thrust; MT: Mishmi thrust; NT: Naga Thrust and MA: Manabhum Anticline. (adapted from Pandey et al., 2021)]()
![A space-time diagram of the eastern Himalaya shows the distribution of trenches and major structures. Trenches (grey rectangles) from west to east are [Chenga (Brice et al., 2024), Panijhora (Mishra et al. 2016), Chalsa (Kumar et al. 2010), Sarpang Chu (Le Roux-Mallouf et al. 2016), N K Daranga (Zhao et al., 2021); Nameri, Hurmutty (Kumar et al. 2010), Himebasti (Pandey et al., 2021); Niglok (Priyanka. 2019), Pasighat (Priyanka. 2017); Kamlang (Singh et al., 2021)]. A solid red rectangle shows the Himebasti trench. Abbreviations: HFT-Himalayan Frontal Thrust, DCF-Dhubri Chungthang Fault, DF-Dapsi Fault, CF-Chedrang Fault, MT-Mishmi Thrust.]()
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![Summary of Paleo-earthquake catalogue along the Eastern Himalayan Frontal thrust based on primary Paleoseismology (Top) A simplified SRTM showing Himalayan foothill and trenches excavated so far (white boxes with alphabet), (a) Kamalang site (Singh e tal 2021), (b) Pasighat (Priyanka et al., 2017), (c) Marbong (Jayangondaperumal et al., 2011), (d) Hemi Basti (Pandey et al., 2021), (e-f) Harmuty, Nameri (Kumar et al., 2010), (g) Sarpang Chu (Roux-Mallouf et al., 2016). HFT Himalayan Frontal Trust, KF Kopili fault, MT Mishmi Thrust, NT Naga Thrust, MA Manabum anticline. (Bottom). A Space-time diagram is showing modeled constraints on the timing of occurrence of surface-rupturing earthquakes. The vertical axis is time in calendar years C.E., and the horizontal axis is the distance in kilometers (after Singh et al., 2021).]()
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Groundwater Chemistry of the River Terrace Springs along Himalayan Foothills in and around Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India Available to Purchase
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 June 2023
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2023) 99 (6): 875–880.
... characteristics. The study area lies along the Himalayan foothills, in and around Pasighat town of east Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, situated in the northeastern extremity of India. It occurs between latitudes 27°55' and 28°15' and longitudes 95°10' and 95°30' ( Fig.1 ) and covers an area of about...
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Petrography and Clay Mineralogical Study of the Siwalik Group of Rocks Exposed along Pasighat-Mariyang Road Section, East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India Available to Purchase
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 March 2020
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2020) 95 (3): 263–272.
... of these rocks exposed along Pasighat-Mariyang road section, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India is presented here. These massive and well bedded rocks are detached from alluvium by HFT and remarkably from Yinkiong Group of rocks by MBT. The present study reveals the presence of lower as well as middle...
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Brahmaputra sediment flux dominated by highly localized rapid erosion from the easternmost Himalaya Available to Purchase
Journal: Geology
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 01 September 2008
Geology (2008) 36 (9): 711–714.
... extensively exposed in the massif. Constraints on the extent of the source area provided by bedrock cooling ages together with sediment-flux estimates at Pasighat, India, suggest exhumation rates averaging 7–21 mm yr −1 in an area of ~3300 km 2 centered on the massif. This rapid exhumation, which...
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in Brahmaputra sediment flux dominated by highly localized rapid erosion from the easternmost Himalaya
> Geology
Published: 01 September 2008
Figure 2. Grain frequencies, probability density distributions (PDD), and best-fit peaks ( Ehlers et al., 2005 ) for detrital zircon fission-track grain-age distributions for three riverbank samples. A: From the Brahmaputra at Pasighat, India, well downstream of the canyon (Fig. DR1). B: From
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Is the 1697 Sadiya Earthquake Large or Great?: A Critical Appraisal through on-Fault Paleoseismology Available to Purchase
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 June 2025
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2025) 101 (6): 804–808.
... 2025 04 03 2025 04 03 2025 Copyright © 2025 Geological Society of India 2025 Geological Society of India North-Eastern Himalaya Sadiya Earthquake Coseismic Slip. The Himalayan Mountain system is one of the world’s most active and most extensive mountain ranges...
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Geological Evidence of Great Earthquakes along the Eastern Himalayan Foothills Available to Purchase
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 August 2021
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2021) 97 (8): 823–826.
... longitude, thus didn’t reach the Bhutan and Pasighat sites, respectively. Therefore, the termination of the 1697 CE rupture is structurally controlled ( Pandey et al., 2021 ). In contrast, previous paleoseismological work suggests great earthquakes reported at Kathmandu viz., the 1100 CE and 1255 CE, have...
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Abor Volcanics of the Arunachal Himalaya Available to Purchase
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 August 1978
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (1978) 19 (8): 335–349.
... of the Kashmir Himalaya and Eastern Himalaya. 10URNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA VOL. 19, No.8, AUG. 1978, pp, 335 to 349 ABOR VOLCANICS OF THE ARUNACHAL HIMALAYA A. K. JAIN AND V. C. THAKUR Abstract The Abor Volcanics of the Arunachal Himalaya are typically exposed along the Dihang Valley...
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in Sandstone Geochemistry of Dalbuing Formation of Yinkiong Group, Arunachal Pradesh, NE India: Implications for Provenance, Paleoweathering and Tectonic Settings
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Published: 01 March 2021
Fig.3. Lithologs for YDL - Yinkiong Dalbuing Section; DPN-Damro Pasighat Nala Section; SPN - Sipung Pasighat Nala Section of the Dalbuing Formation of Yinkiong Group.
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Near-Surface Expression of Early to Late Holocene Displacement along the Northeastern Himalayan Frontal Thrust at Marbang Korong Creek, Arunachal Pradesh, India Available to Purchase
Publisher: Seismological Society of America
Published: 01 December 2011
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2011) 101 (6): 3060–3064.
... the Himalayan Frontal Thrust ( HFT ) and the remainder by deformation further inland and to the north (e.g., Tapponier and Molnar, 1977 ; Kumar et al. , 2010 ). The HFT extends ∼2500 km, from Pakistan in the west to Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, India in the east. There have now been a number...
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(A) A 14 m high 1950 CE earthquake surface faulting along the foothills of... Available to Purchase
in Geological Evidence of Great Earthquakes along the Eastern Himalayan Foothills
> Journal of the Geological Society of India
Published: 01 August 2021
Fig.1. (A) A 14 m high 1950 CE earthquake surface faulting along the foothills of Mishmi thrust at Wakro town near Kamlang river. (B) Pleiades multi-spectral stereo-pair image shows fault scarp near Pasighat along the Eastern Himalayan frontal thrust. Yellow thick line shows trench location
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Sandstone Geochemistry of Dalbuing Formation of Yinkiong Group, Arunachal Pradesh, NE India: Implications for Provenance, Paleoweathering and Tectonic Settings Available to Purchase
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 March 2021
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2021) 97 (3): 297–307.
...Fig.3. Lithologs for YDL - Yinkiong Dalbuing Section; DPN-Damro Pasighat Nala Section; SPN - Sipung Pasighat Nala Section of the Dalbuing Formation of Yinkiong Group. ...
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Interaction of surface processes and crustal flow in the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis Available to Purchase
Journal: Journal of the Geological Society
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 05 March 2024
Journal of the Geological Society (2024) 181 (3): jgs2023-041.
... Gyaca ( Fig. 1 ), probably initially moved at ∼5 Ma to accommodate east–west-oriented extension during India–Asia convergence ( Li et al. 2015 ). Two major knick zones formed along the eastern trunk of the Yarlung River (i.e. Tsang gorge and Gyaca) ( Fig. 1 ). The EHS is defined by two boundary...
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Published: 01 June 2025
(2019 ). Na: Nameri, Har: Harmutty, and Pa: Pasighat. Intensity observations are described in the text: Sa: Sadiya; Ba: Barnadi Bridge. Possible loci of hypocenters, as constrained here, are shown for the M7.7 and M8.1 scenarios (purple contour). The red star and blue circle, respectively, indicate
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![A space-time diagram of the eastern Himalaya shows the distribution of trenches and major structures. Trenches (grey rectangles) from west to east are [Chenga (Brice et al., 2024), Panijhora (Mishra et al. 2016), Chalsa (Kumar et al. 2010), Sarpang Chu (Le Roux-Mallouf et al. 2016), N K Daranga (Zhao et al., 2021); Nameri, Hurmutty (Kumar et al. 2010), Himebasti (Pandey et al., 2021); Niglok (Priyanka. 2019), Pasighat (Priyanka. 2017); Kamlang (Singh et al., 2021)]. A solid red rectangle shows the Himebasti trench. Abbreviations: HFT-Himalayan Frontal Thrust, DCF-Dhubri Chungthang Fault, DF-Dapsi Fault, CF-Chedrang Fault, MT-Mishmi Thrust.](https://gsw.silverchair-cdn.com/gsw/Content_public/Journal/jour-geosocindia/101/6/10.17491_jgsi_2025_174164/7/s_174164_f005.jpeg?Expires=2147483647&Signature=UCJeSVKZK3llwOmoSD6XabW7s5ZBfL~sfKZXVjzVZaE3GTSn4FQdGw7mDUYMlyeT8wo-T-ZiZuQWRj6tU~4Hk9SxhkVvaBPwbGSPVXk8XI-kZUhQHcYfmr-R33q~x06U4WcvklytrZfCNCrU7ov~ya9YpsIDrsmf5PFDl7bY47Xsd1ehGio3CsJwTEyRn0KprEsTswweT1df6Xc6Vt5xE4oF8cwW45EsvfQwawQyPfDJJHFrb6YHfwg9kVpRXzKgLI8gcboU5beeFArY2Jp4aoiccz6AcPrcZwn20rmB4IzVNa67IToVLPHmPpe0ieUSJs6cBTg1ig7YYLNLXsk4hQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
A space-time diagram of the eastern Himalaya shows the distribution of tren... Available to Purchase
in Is the 1697 Sadiya Earthquake Large or Great?: A Critical Appraisal through on-Fault Paleoseismology
> Journal of the Geological Society of India
Published: 01 June 2025
), N K Daranga ( Zhao et al., 2021 ); Nameri, Hurmutty ( Kumar et al. 2010 ), Himebasti ( Pandey et al., 2021 ); Niglok ( Priyanka. 2019 ), Pasighat ( Priyanka. 2017 ); Kamlang ( Singh et al., 2021 )]. A solid red rectangle shows the Himebasti trench. Abbreviations: HFT-Himalayan Frontal Thrust, DCF
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Petrography and Geochemistry of the Lower Sylhet Sandstone Member (Therria Sandstone) of Jaintia Group Exposed Along Jowai-Badarpur Road Section, Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya: Implication for Provenance and Palaeoclimate Available to Purchase
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 May 2024
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2024) 100 (5): 661–673.
... Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India . Jour. Geol. Soc. India , v. 95 , pp. 263 – 272 . https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s12594-020-1424-1 Chutia , A. , Taye , C.D. , Nath , D. and Chutia , D. ( 2019 ) Provenance of the Yinkiong Group exposed along Pasighat-Mariyang...
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Index to volume 41 Available to Purchase
Publisher: Seismological Society of America
Published: 01 October 1951
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (1951) 41 (4): 405–413.
... BULLETIN OF THE SEISMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF A~ERICA Earthquakes~ noles concerning PAGE Earthquakes, notes concerning PAGE Panay Island, Philippine Islands 394 San CristSbal Island, Solomon Islands Pasadena, California 403 64~ 73, 247 Pasighat, India 63 San Diego, California.. 64, 66, 74 ~77, 246 Peloponnesus...
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Summary of Paleo-earthquake catalogue along the Eastern Himalayan Frontal t... Available to Purchase
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> Journal of the Geological Society of India
Published: 01 August 2021
Fig.2. Summary of Paleo-earthquake catalogue along the Eastern Himalayan Frontal thrust based on primary Paleoseismology (Top) A simplified SRTM showing Himalayan foothill and trenches excavated so far (white boxes with alphabet), (a) Kamalang site ( Singh e tal 2021 ), (b) Pasighat ( Priyanka et
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Optically Stimulated Luminescence Chronology of Terrace Sediments of Siang River, Higher NE Himalaya: Comparison of Quartz and Feldspar Chronometers Available to Purchase
Publisher: Geological Society of India
Published: 01 March 2012
Jour. Geol. Soc. India (2012) 79 (3): 252–258.
... centered at <21 ka, ∼11 ka and ∼8 ka indicate towards major episodes of tectonic uplift in the region around Tuting. Email: [email protected] 31 05 2010 25 07 2011 01 03 2012 Copyright © 2012 Geological Society of India 2012 Geological Society of India Optically...
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Great Pending Himalaya Earthquakes Available to Purchase
Journal: Seismological Research Letters
Publisher: Seismological Society of America
Published: 19 August 2020
Seismological Research Letters (2020) 91 (6): 3334–3342.
... in geodesy ( Bilham et al. , 1997 ). Today it is generally accepted that the largest earthquakes along the Himalayan arc are the episodic release of stress that accumulates with the convergence of India into Tibet (Fig. 1 , bottom left inset). The largest earthquake displacements along the arc occur...
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Impacts of late Miocene normal faulting on Yarlung Tsangpo River evolution, southeastern Tibet Available to Purchase
Journal: GSA Bulletin
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 25 March 2022
GSA Bulletin (2022) 134 (11-12): 3142–3154.
.... Figure 3. (A) Distance-elevation and χ-elevation profiles of the Yarlung Tsangpo River from its source to the confluence with the Brahmaputra River at Pasighat and (B) normalized steepness index as a function of χ, from best-fit linear regression of three reaches between Gonga and Pai in southeastern...
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