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14. Great Earthquakes of the Central Seismic Gap Through Paleoseismological Perspective

Authors : Arjun Pandey, R. Jayangondaperumal

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The central Himalayan region encompasses the area between the border regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and the Nepal Himalayas.

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Title: Great Earthquakes of the Central Seismic Gap Through Paleoseismological Perspective
Authors: Arjun Pandey
R. Jayangondaperumal
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Book: Natural Hazards and Risk Mitigation
Print ISBN: 978-981-9776-57-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-9776-58-0

Copyright Year: 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7658-0_14

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