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Archaeoseismological Potential of the Indian Subcontinent


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1 Department of Palaeontology, Eötvös University & MTA-ELTE Geological, Geophysical and Space Science Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
2 Department of Geology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur 313 001, India
3 Institute of Seismological Research, Raisan, Gandhinagar 382 009, India
 

Mountainous perimeter of the Indian subcontinent is seismically active, while the Peninsula is considered a stable region. Short instrumental records of earthquakes in India make it imperative to use historical and archaeological means to understand the past seismic activity. We review the status of achaeoseismology in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Data are provided on seismic activity affecting Delhi, Konark (Odisha) and Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu) during historical times. The study intends to highlight the vital need to employ achaeoseismology coupled with other geological information to better assess the past seismological records.

Keywords

Archaeoseismology, Historical Earthquakes, Instrumental Observations, Masonry Structures.
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Authors

Miklós Kázmér
Department of Palaeontology, Eötvös University & MTA-ELTE Geological, Geophysical and Space Science Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
Ashit Baran Roy
Department of Geology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur 313 001, India
Siddharth Prizomwala
Institute of Seismological Research, Raisan, Gandhinagar 382 009, India

Abstract


Mountainous perimeter of the Indian subcontinent is seismically active, while the Peninsula is considered a stable region. Short instrumental records of earthquakes in India make it imperative to use historical and archaeological means to understand the past seismic activity. We review the status of achaeoseismology in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Data are provided on seismic activity affecting Delhi, Konark (Odisha) and Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu) during historical times. The study intends to highlight the vital need to employ achaeoseismology coupled with other geological information to better assess the past seismological records.

Keywords


Archaeoseismology, Historical Earthquakes, Instrumental Observations, Masonry Structures.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv119%2Fi11%2F1767-1773