Structural segmentation controlled the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake rupture in Nepal

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Hubbard, Judith, Almeida, Rafael, Foster, Anna, Sapkota, Soma Nath, Bürgi, Paula, Tapponnier, Paul
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore, Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Himalayas; Earthquakes; Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes; Antarctic; Moe; Antarc*; ice core
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50430; https://doi.org/10.1130/G38077.1

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