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| Himalaya Focal Mechanism![]() TABLE I Centroid moment-tensor solution of earthquakes in the Himalayas and its vicinity (after Dziewonski et al., 1983(a,b); 1984(a,b,c); 1985(a,b,c,d); 1986(a,b,c); 1987(a,b,c,d,e,f,g); 1988(a,b,c,d,e,f);
1989(a,b,c,d,e); 1990(a,b,c,d); 1991(a,b,c,d); 1992(a,b,c,d); 1993(a,b,c,d); 1994(a,b,c,d,e); 1995(a,b,c,d);
1996(a,b,c); 1997(a,b,c,d);1998(a).
Origi n Time (UT C) Epice ntre
Sl No.. Yr. Mth. Day Hr. Min. Sec. Lat. Long Dept. (km) Seismicmoment,(1024 dyne-cm) T-axis P-axis Plane I Plane II
Azm Pl Azm Pl Strik Dip Slip Strik Dip Slip
1 1977 1 31 14 26 19.4 39.85 69.79 10 12 350 79 199 10 296 35 99 104 55 83
2 1977 2 12 4 49 20.4 36.99 71.28 118 0.63 67 66 200 17 265 32 56 123 64 109
3 1977 2 19 6 15 27.1 31.28 78.13 10 0.48 276 11 153 70 346 37 -118 199 58 -71
4 1977 4 13 11 33 52.7 36.03 70.46 209.8 4.3 301 59 135 31 244 15 113 40 76 84
5 1977 4 18 0 13 5.5 35.99 70.41 230.5 1.4 335 66 177 22 283 24 111 81 68 81
6 1977 5 12 20 4.2 21.6 92.77 40 10 79 15 172 10 216 72 3 125 87 162
7 1977 6 3 2 31 7.8 36.06 70.24 210 15 52 64 214 25 289 21 71 130 70 97
8 1977 6 3 1 5 26.4 39.62 70.92 24 1 95 47 3 3 128 57 145 239 61 39
9 1977 7 13 8 9 19.4 29.69 67.13 15 2.5 66 21 335 1 109 75 166 203 77 16
10 1977 7 18 14 22 56.2 35.62 69.89 77.6 0.52 348 21 121 61 109 30 -47 242 69 -111
11 1977 7 29 9 14 16.7 38.54 75.45 131.7 0.69 322 47 133 43 158 5 21 47 88 95
12 1977 10 13 11 32 13.5 23.27 93.16 60.8 1.6 107 27 354 37 145 41 -171 48 84 -49
13 1977 12 18 16 47 21.5 39.92 77.44 15 8.6 311 63 170 21 286 27 125 68 68 74
14 1978 1 16 3 20 4.8 36.31 70.19 242.1 1.3 341 61 184 27 297 20 120 86 73 80
15 1978 2 23 23 18 37 23.16 94.93 122.2 0.54 144 59 274 21 331 31 44 201 69 113
16 1978 3 16 2 0 6.5 29.83 66.43 30.2 18 59 4 328 14 104 77 -173 12 83 -13
17 1978 4 4 0 40 35.1 33.03 82.03 10 8.4 86 16 185 27 223 59 -8 317 83 -149
18 1978 4 21 15 22 57.1 36.21 70.4 248.3 14 253 57 86 33 197 13 116 351 78 84
19 1978 5 6 11 16 14.5 29.8 66.2 33 7.8 57 7 326 9 101 79 -179 11 89 -11
20 1978 5 24 1 56 15 23.8 65.72 30 1.1 13 5 140 82 110 40 -80 277 50 -98
21 1978 7 31 11 55 45.8 35.68 81.78 10 2.1 87 26 218 53 219 28 -32 337 75 -115
22 1978 8 8 0 1 49 36.59 71.08 216.9 1 297 62 60 16 121 35 49 348 64 114
23 1978 10 8 14 20 8.7 39.48 74.29 10 10 80 50 199 22 246 36 27 133 74 123
24 1978 10 23 8 7 34.7 36.41 70.7 181.9 3 170 54 350 36 80 9 90 260 81 90
25 1978 11 1 19 48 38.3 39.34 72.16 15 96 67 33 329 11 103 58 163 202 75 33
26 1978 11 2 6 24 15.1 39.17 71.73 15 2.4 30 48 157 28 199 31 23 89 79 119
27 1978 11 2 11 15 43.4 39.9 72.72 15 1.2 52 52 316 5 79 52 140 197 60 46
28 1978 11 8 0 57 48.4 39.39 72.2 10 0.9 272 64 166 8 282 43 128 55 57 60
29 1978 12 10 1 30 17.2 28.59 66.05 33 0.54 225 6 134 11 270 78 -176 179 86 -12
30 1979 1 1 18 51 15.4 20.51 93.59 95 1.1 248 69 23 16 93 32 62 305 62 106
31 1979 1 10 1 26 9.4 26.75 61.23 15 11 287 2 195 39 338 62 -152 234 65 -31
32 1979 1 10 15 5 50.2 26.75 61.31 15 17 280 9 184 36 328 58 -159 227 72 -34
33 1979 2 7 4 18 51.3 36.69 71.79 141.6 0.51 215 65 325 9 30 41 54 254 58 117
34 1979 3 29 7 7 25.3 32.61 97.75 12 5.7 313 6 221 15 358 75 -174 266 84 -15
35 1979 4 6 18 30 11 41.92 77.74 19 1.2 166 60 8 28 121 19 120 270 74 80
36 1979 4 17 17 2 6.1 39.28 74.29 97.3 0.78 98 21 188 1 235 74 15 141 76 164
37 1979 5 20 22 59 14.7 29.58 80.32 15 5.4 16 52 194 38 274 7 79 105 83 91
38 1979 5 29 0 39 55.7 24.92 95.05 108.5 1.3 120 60 348 21 109 30 134 241 69 68
39 1979 6 20 11 56 22.2 36.24 70.53 213.9 1.6 42 63 207 26 283 20 72 122 71 96
40 1979 6 26 3 4 56.1 35.11 72.19 263.9 1.3 187 12 14 78 276 33 -92 99 57 -88
41 1979 7 13 23 20 15 25.13 95.59 117.1 0.39 114 72 308 17 44 28 99 215 62 85
42 1979 8 14 14 24 34.5 36.35 70.97 176.4 0.69 241 73 112 11 219 36 113 11 57 74
43 1979 8 20 3 51 2.5 37.93 70.71 238.6 4.9 358 56 178 34 269 11 91 88 79 90
44 1979 9 24 8 46 41.4 36.29 69.76 224.6 0.73 51 42 177 33 211 31 10 112 85 120
45 1979 10 3 11 35 16.8 18.11 94.94 54.4 3.2 70 31 235 58 181 16 -64 334 76 -97
46 1979 11 25 2 40 49.2 25.21 96.32 10 0.9 312 5 221 11 357 79 -175 266 85 -11
47 1979 12 21 6 32 0.1 26.61 97.78 10 1.1 292 77 42 4 119 42 72 323 51 106
48 1980 1 1 2 45 57.9 26.99 60.27 64.1 1.8 163 5 72 8 208 80 -178 118 88 -10
49 1980 2 13 22 9 39.8 35.9 76.76 80 12 49 62 210 27 281 20 66 126 72 98
50 1980 2 22 3 2 57.6 30.69 89.16 10 40 273 6 62 83 7 39 -84 180 51 -95
51 1980 3 20 23 16 0.9 36.13 70.33 152.3 3.3 124 82 344 6 80 39 99 249 52 83
52 1980 4 14 10 17 18.2 36.19 69.12 17 2.2 34 52 129 4 186 53 40 69 59 135
53 1980 6 22 14 38 58.4 30.1 81.59 15 0.53 270 15 31 63 28 36 -51 162 63 -115
54 1980 7 29 12 23 15.9 28.96 81.11 10 2.2 9 70 188 20 278 25 89 98 65 90
55 1980 7 29 14 58 46.9 29.56 81.11 19.6 67.4 30 69 198 20 281 25 81 111 65 94
56 1980 7 29 14 58 51.4 29.42 80.95 22.3 83 17 66 199 24 290 21 91 108 69 89
57 1980 7 31 19 3 8.9 39.41 74.31 10 0.71 28 80 177 8 261 37 82 91 53 96
58 1980 8 23 21 36 55.2 32.59 75.37 15 2.3 56 54 226 36 293 10 63 140 81 95
59 1980 8 23 21 50 5.7 32.49 75.4 15 2.6 38 57 214 33 298 12 82 126 78 92
60 1980 9 19 9 30 33 36.28 70.64 206.7 1.6 23 50 169 35 208 19 26 94 82 107
61 1980 10 7 9 32 16.2 35.76 82.06 15 5.6 77 11 191 65 192 39 -53 328 60 -116
62 1980 11 19 19 0 55.9 27.42 89.05 44.1 30 68 25 172 28 209 51 -2 301 89 -141
63 1980 11 20 18 14 15.7 22.69 94.49 22 0.78 239 57 85 30 208 19 131 345 76 78
64 1980 12 6 2 45 32 40.37 78.55 15 0.78 291 60 138 28 256 20 126 38 74 78
65 1981 1 10 13 14 55.8 36.35 71.36 141.5 1.5 302 57 162 27 289 25 139 57 74 71
66 1981 3 3 5 52 39.3 39.14 72.5 15 1.4 57 29 306 33 93 44 -177 1 88 -46
67 1981 4 25 11 32 27 24.99 95.52 152.9 3.9 308 83 52 2 135 44 80 329 47 99
68 1981 4 28 17 54 19.2 36.47 70.53 188.3 1.9 158 60 349 29 94 16 108 255 74 85
69 1981 5 1 4 8 13 23.32 94.64 99.1 0.33 70 49 210 34 247 22 21 137 82 111
70 1981 5 2 16 5 2.2 36.8 70.99 228.1 61 286 76 173 6 277 41 110 72 52 73
71 1981 6 13 7 29 17.2 36.19 67.74 15 3 93 48 331 26 107 34 157 216 77 59
72 1981 6 30 21 55 57.4 23 95.45 10 0.28 355 55 242 15 7 40 142 128 67 57
73 1981 7 8 3 59 1.8 36.13 70.24 233.5 1.4 334 59 185 27 304 22 129 83 73 76
74 1981 8 14 6 9 39.8 25.61 98.51 10 0.9 87 10 352 55 153 46 -141 33 63 -52
75 1981 8 16 18 55 45.7 25.53 97.02 37 0.49 162 12 257 22 298 66 -7 30 83 -156
76 1981 9 12 5 25 22.5 21.12 99.71 16 0.63 295 29 32 12 77 60 13 341 79 150
77 1981 9 12 7 15 58 35.22 73.48 10 19 240 79 25 9 107 36 79 300 54 98
78 1981 11 1 9 22 39.1 36.15 70.47 211.7 0.86 357 68 218 17 328 30 118 116 64 75
79 1981 11 23 21 30 30.4 35.91 70.28 213.7 4.2 49 52 230 38 325 7 95 139 83 89
80 1981 12 5 10 12 10.9 29.48 69.47 15 1.4 82 8 348 21 127 69 -170 33 81 -21
81 1982 1 22 4 30 4.8 30.87 89.79 10 2.5 78 15 318 62 139 36 -132 7 64 -64
82 1982 1 23 17 37 44.8 31.85 81.95 40.9 38.2 100 8 314 81 184 37 -98 15 53 -84
83 1982 2 22 17 59 57.5 35.15 73.4 15 0.87 299 80 43 2 123 43 76 322 48 103
84 1982 7 1 10 43 27.8 36.13 70 81.9 0.72 106 66 219 10 285 40 55 147 58 116
85 1982 7 2 7 3 51.7 36.01 70.86 234.6 1.3 299 46 66 30 105 30 17 0 81 119
86 1982 7 3 8 13 37.6 26.59 100.2 10 1 256 19 76 71 347 26 -90 166 64 -90
87 1982 10 8 13 34 58.7 25.69 99.61 10 0.81 73 24 274 65 146 22 -112 350 69 -81
88 1982 10 31 18 40 57.8 36.07 82.36 10 1.4 77 22 186 39 215 45 -15 315 80 -134
89 1983 1 25 20 6 37.9 36.16 70.26 184.3 1.2 178 69 342 21 62 25 77 256 66 96
90 1983 2 13 1 40 17.41 39.93 75.14 47 28 94 8 185 13 229 76 -4 320 87 -166
91 1983 2 26 20 7 51.7 38.93 70.16 10 1 14 87 129 1 216 44 86 42 46 94
92 1983 2 27 20 33 6.3 32.29 78.15 10 0.86 57 9 150 19 192 71 -7 284 83 -160
93 1983 4 17 23 16 39.1 21.86 94.19 112.3 0.45 95 31 229 49 236 26 -22 345 81 -115
94 1983 4 18 10 59 2.2 28.05 62.43 54.1 14 333 10 119 78 71 35 -78 237 55 -98
95 1983 5 31 21 5 53.6 35.41 79.92 13 0.41 270 5 176 41 322 58 -151 216 66 -35
96 1983 8 23 12 12 19 24.48 94.69 147.9 0.68 127 67 229 5 297 44 58 158 54 118
97 1983 8 25 11 5 33.9 39.09 73.87 15 0.56 69 29 172 23 212 52 5 119 86 142
98 1983 8 30 10 39 36 25.41 94.75 62 4.04 118 33 23 9 155 60 161 255 74 31
99 1983 9 12 15 42 10.9 36.33 70.82 213 17 104 83 329 5 65 40 97 235 50 84
100 1983 11 16 0 54 17.7 26.58 96.38 144.4 1.3 144 44 51 3 177 58 147 286 62 37
101 1983 12 30 23 52 52.7 36.69 70.54 219 1400 16 64 192 26 278 19 85 103 71 92
102 1984 1 27 13 1 40.3 36.39 71.03 171 15.8 173 84 326 6 53 39 85 239 51 94
103 1984 2 1 14 22 7.9 34.62 70.48 20 11 237 59 332 3 33 50 47 268 56 129
104 1984 2 16 17 18 41.61 36.43 70.83 196 45 291 75 153 11 256 35 107 55 57 78
105 1984 3 19 20 28 38.2 40.32 63.35 29 300 214 65 101 10 216 40 126 352 59 64
106 1984 5 6 15 19 18.9 24.33 93.42 61.1 11.9 116 27 25 2 157 69 161 254 73 22
107 1984 7 1 10 12 20.9 36.47 70.91 196 3.1 298 60 134 29 243 17 114 38 74 83
108 1984 10 26 20 22 21.8 39.16 71.33 11 15 246 53 338 2 36 54 42 278 57 136
109 1984 11 28 10 29 21.8 26.69 97.09 27 3 123 47 5 24 140 36 156 249 76 56
110 1984 11 28 10 29 28.9 26.67 96.81 49.3 3.64 165 36 264 12 311 56 19 210 74 144
111 1984 12 30 23 33 45.3 24.74 93 102.1 13.4 338 67 238 4 350 45 122 128 53 61
112 1985 4 24 6 47 51.5 25.83 95.97 56.4 0.88 139 68 256 10 324 38 58 58 182 58
113 1985 5 6 3 4 28.5 30.53 70.54 15 7.54 291 59 115 31 211 14 98 23 76 88
114 1985 5 8 17 10 44.9 30.67 70.62 33 1.67 299 66 120 24 211 21 91 30 69 90
115 1985 7 29 7 54 44.1 36.19 70.89 118 1100 200 82 339 6 63 39 82 254 51 97
116 1985 8 1 12 13 52 29.24 95.53 40 4.24 187 50 34 37 176 15 153 292 83 76
117 1985 8 2 7 46 53.3 36.17 70.78 109 35 301 74 146 15 246 31 103 51 60 82
118 1985 8 23 12 41 56.2 39.43 75.22 36 140 335 50 154 40 239 5 85 64 85 90
119 1985 9 5 18 30 26.2 25.29 98.23 60.7 2.15 333 19 237 16 14 65 177 105 87 25
120 1985 10 13 15 59 51.2 40.3 69.82 13 5.6 203 70 297 2 8 47 62 226 50 117
121 1986 4 26 0 26 2.4 23.31 94.92 129.2 0.48 95 59 324 21 87 30 136 217 69 67
122 1986 4 26 7 35 20 31.59 76.06 15 2.3 77 60 235 28 299 19 58 153 74 100
123 1986 4 26 14 15 9.4 36.29 71 186.9 8.1 280 62 141 22 260 27 129 38 69 72
124 1986 5 15 14 38 12.8 29.54 69.11 15 0.9 274 50 141 29 278 27 154 31 79 65
125 1986 5 24 15 31 53.7 35.99 68.69 17 0.34 129 67 234 6 301 43 57 163 55 117
126 1986 6 20 17 12 46.9 31.24 86.85 16 16 101 5 11 2 146 85 178 236 88 5
127 1986 7 6 19 24 22.9 34.42 80.16 8 4.3 157 14 260 43 288 50 -24 35 72 -137
128 1986 7 6 19 24 29.5 34.24 80.15 15 10 129 1 220 21 263 74 -15 357 76 -164
129 1986 7 16 22 3 12.4 30.48 78.19 15 1.7 79 53 231 33 278 17 37 152 80 104
130 1986 7 17 15 46 46.7 36.47 71.13 97.2 2.9 61 30 16 28 205 46 1 114 89 136
131 1986 7 19 20 12 58.7 30.88 86.88 15 0.48 275 12 6 6 51 78 4 320 86 168
132 1986 7 26 20 24 55.7 23.86 94.19 64.9 1.7 352 23 83 2 130 72 15 36 76 162
133 1986 9 15 21 42 29.3 36.71 71.09 77 2.6 74 30 339 8 113 63 164 210 75 28
134 1986 9 15 21 42 33.6 36.52 70.56 105.3 2.8 98 56 340 18 105 37 142 228 68 60
135 1986 9 17 12 8 16 37.34 71.55 135.6 2.6 143 41 274 38 301 27 4 208 88 117
136 1986 10 13 16 11 44.3 35.99 70.96 126.1 2.1 46 38 171 36 200 31 2 108 89 121
137 1986 10 16 19 54 11.2 27.24 66.45 46.6 0.42 216 40 309 4 1 60 28 255 66 146
138 1986 11 1 5 2 40.2 25.53 96.91 69.8 0.7 13 61 270 7 28 45 132 157 58 56
139 1986 12 17 8 31 29.2 36.34 71.28 220.8 2.2 255 79 108 9 205 36 100 13 55 83
140 1987 2 23 0 21 24 39.12 70.14 33 0.28 24 48 118 4 173 55 36 61 61 139
141 1987 3 19 14 32 16.6 23.27 64.48 35.7 0.36 337 10 232 57 35 45 -138 272 62 -54
142 1987 4 2 18 45 42.3 36.1 71.16 107 2.6 331 26 117 60 91 23 -50 229 72 -106
143 1987 4 30 5 17 43.2 39.67 74.67 15 3.7 273 87 26 1 113 44 86 299 46 94
144 1987 5 5 15 40 47.5 36.48 70.67 209 23 35 73 200 17 283 28 81 113 62 95
145 1987 5 18 1 53 59.3 24.58 93.94 75.3 28 294 6 27 25 67 68 -14 163 77 -158
146 1987 6 30 1 5 32.7 36.53 71.38 238.2 0.59 254 49 73 41 157 4 84 343 86 90
147 1987 8 9 21 15 10 29.3 83.77 34 2.7 300 26 51 37 81 43 -10 178 83 -133
148 1987 8 10 10 52 22.6 29.65 63.72 157.2 14 247 14 33 74 349 32 -73 149 59 -100
149 1987 8 24 9 24 44.4 23.04 94.53 126.5 1 119 54 9 14 135 42 144 254 67 54
150 1987 9 25 23 16 34.2 29.47 90.34 15 0.34 111 0 180 90 201 45 -90 21 45 -90
151 1987 10 3 11 0 12.5 36.59 71.97 98.2 17 241 68 141 4 253 45 121 32 52 62
152 1988 1 6 15 31 16.4 39.01 75.5 36.7 1 27 70 173 17 248 30 69 92 63 102
153 1988 1 9 3 55 7.3 38.9 71.01 15 0.52 258 51 146 17 275 41 148 30 70 53
154 1988 1 25 1 12 27.4 29.8 94.87 33 0.9 356 29 265 1 37 69 159 135 71 23
155 1988 2 6 14 50 43.6 24.05 91.66 31 0.67 103 16 194 4 239 76 9 147 82 166
156 1988 2 6 14 50 45.3 24.69 91.57 34 6 76 36 340 8 112 59 158 214 72 33
157 1988 2 19 23 17 16.3 18.62 95.57 65 0.74 52 33 250 56 114 14 -124 329 78 -82
158 1988 3 19 20 19 20.3 30.41 68.1 15 4.5 335 44 143 45 142 6 -7 239 89 -96
159 1988 3 26 22 58 42.9 38.31 73.23 126 1.9 69 13 324 49 120 46 -149 8 68 -48
160 1988 3 26 22 58 46.9 38.23 73.6 128.3 2.2 63 15 318 44 111 47 -155 4 72 -45
161 1988 6 3 18 26 10.1 35.82 70.28 128 1.2 65 46 165 9 216 51 30 106 67 137
162 1988 7 3 8 19 21 22.22 94.36 86 0.44 54 27 244 63 133 18 -104 327 72 -85
163 1988 7 20 6 20 54.3 36.91 72.83 15 2.1 51 8 256 82 137 38 -96 324 53 -86
164 1988 8 3 5 43 17.1 35.74 70.25 210.7 2.4 265 64 15 10 79 41 52 305 59 118
165 1988 8 6 0 36 37.6 25.19 94.89 100.5 890 117 65 217 5 284 45 55 148 54 120
166 1988 8 6 9 3 21.9 36.46 71.04 189 27 137 70 349 17 94 29 111 250 63 79
167 1988 8 6 9 3 23.7 36.17 70.73 192.5 26 192 63 325 19 28 31 52 250 66 110
168 1988 8 12 18 58 51.6 38.82 74.2 15 1.7 50 79 208 11 293 35 83 122 56 95
169 1988 8 13 19 59 52.7 24.94 95.24 126 0.46 98 73 232 12 307 35 69 152 58 104
170 1988 8 20 23 9 9.6 26.75 86.62 44 210 79 19 181 31 217 54 -10 312 82 -144
171 1988 8 20 23 9 15.9 26.52 86.64 34.7 230 69 41 207 40 230 23 2 137 89 113
172 1988 8 21 13 16 23.6 24.94 95.89 93.8 0.68 274 46 16 12 67 49 28 318 69 136
173 1988 9 3 12 52 56.4 29.95 97.38 15 0.24 170 11 31 76 248 35 -106 88 57 -79
174 1988 9 23 4 46 44.3 39.66 74.47 15 0.54 241 64 35 23 106 23 64 313 69 101
175 1988 9 25 20 52 22.2 37.51 71.64 44.5 2 89 10 358 11 134 75 -179 43 89 -15
176 1988 9 25 21 28 8.3 36.29 70.46 221.2 8.6 19 64 202 25 295 20 94 111 71 89
177 1988 9 26 7 17 0.1 36.03 71.45 114.9 1.5 226 60 92 22 214 29 134 346 70 69
178 1988 10 26 2 15 14.4 35.76 70.37 215.2 1 39 37 305 6 75 60 156 178 69 32
179 1988 10 29 9 11 0.8 27.39 85.73 18 0.75 352 71 205 16 309 30 109 106 62 79
180 1988 11 6 13 3 19.3 22.79 99.61 15 4500 266 22 3 18 46 62 3 314 87 152
181 1988 11 6 13 3 31.2 23 99.68 15 370 289 13 198 4 333 78 174 64 84 12
182 1988 11 7 2 40 3.1 23.38 99.42 15 0.84 333 51 65 2 122 55 40 6 58 137
183 1988 11 15 10 28 13.2 22.8 99.23 15 1 290 14 196 14 333 70 180 63 90 20
184 1988 11 27 4 17 58.5 22.7 100.1 15 1.9 289 29 25 11 71 61 14 334 78 151
185 1988 11 30 8 13 28.9 22.15 99.54 15 15 122 9 31 12 167 75 -177 76 87 -15
186 1988 12 14 46 6 39.72 71.56 15 1.2 339 62 248 1 3 51 127 133 52 54
187 1989 2 3 17 50 10 29.74 90.13 15 1.5 87 3 178 16 221 77 -9 313 82 -166
188 1989 2 12 7 55 56.2 26.18 96.83 33 0.95 151 37 246 6 295 60 24 193 69 148
189 1989 3 1 3 25 10.6 21.61 98.3 58.1 5.1 297 14 27 2 73 79 9 341 82 169
190 1989 4 3 19 39 37.8 25.15 94.81 85.3 2.7 297 1 27 12 71 81 -8 163 82 -171
191 1989 4 9 2 31 42.7 28.74 89.94 15 0.64 260 5 155 70 330 43 -119 187 53 -65
192 1989 4 13 7 25 37.9 24.25 91.71 33 1.7 97 47 265 43 291 6 20 181 88 96
193 1989 4 15 20 34 8.9 29.99 99.19 7 35 8 3 266 75 83 44 -111 291 50 -71
194 1989 5 7 0 38 20.3 23.46 99.65 15 3.3 292 18 201 3 335 76 169 68 79 15
195 1989 6 12 0 4 9.8 21.86 89.76 18 4.3 322 40 213 20 349 46 163 92 78 46
196 1989 6 12 0 4 16.3 22.13 89.88 15 5.8 314 28 221 6 354 67 164 90 75 24
197 1989 7 15 0 9 24.9 22.9 93.94 139.4 2.5 86 43 337 19 111 44 159 217 75 48
198 1989 7 24 3 27 48.8 36.08 71.07 78 8.4 252 37 149 17 284 51 164 25 77 40
199 1989 7 24 3 27 52.5 35.78 71.28 105 10 247 67 124 14 238 36 124 18 61 68
200 1989 9 24 10 55 25.9 20.22 94.75 144 1.2 48 45 317 1 83 59 145 192 61 36
201 1989 9 28 21 52 21.3 20.32 99.06 15 6.2 300 12 33 14 76 72 -1 167 89 -162
202 1989 9 30 18 19 58 20.26 99.23 15 5.3 38 0 308 17 85 78 -168 352 78 -13
203 1989 12 2 19 44 33.4 21.62 93.89 44.6 1.1 79 9 187 63 196 42 -50 328 59 -120
204 1989 12 8 0 4 33 21.54 93.78 15 1.7 83 19 199 51 213 38 -31 328 71 -124
205 1990 1 9 18 51 36.2 24.42 94.95 129.6 30 142 58 16 20 140 32 139 267 69 64
206 1990 2 5 5 16 53.5 36.56 70.84 113.5 28 99 53 357 9 121 48 142 239 63 49
207 1990 3 4 19 46 23.9 28.66 66.16 28 14 233 6 142 11 278 78 -176 187 86 -12
208 1990 3 5 20 47 6.7 37.04 72.85 17.5 20 71 16 192 60 192 36 -46 322 65 -117
209 1990 3 6 18 7 8.7 37.18 72.84 33 1.5 71 20 195 58 195 33 -41 321 69 -116
210 1990 3 6 21 39 53.8 37.2 73.08 17.4 0.64 264 0 174 83 347 45 -100 182 45 -80
211 1990 3 8 18 57 5.1 25.11 96.61 56.5 0.77 349 17 256 8 32 73 173 124 84 18
212 1990 3 15 0 12 48.1 31.44 60.3 15 0.63 325 5 56 7 100 82 -1 190 89 -172
213 1990 3 29 16 19 21 39.04 73.09 22 1.3 236 24 136 22 276 56 178 6 89 34
214 1990 4 2 19 6 17.9 33.06 68.36 15 0.57 213 15 314 35 348 54 -16 87 77 -142
215 1990 4 17 1 59 35.1 39.29 74.78 15 12 78 32 348 0 118 68 156 218 68 24
216 1990 4 19 22 41 34.5 34.16 69.52 33 1.1 52 14 316 22 96 64 -174 3 85 -26
217 1990 4 27 5 29 30 28.7 66.46 15 2.3 216 28 315 18 358 57 8 264 84 147
218 1990 5 15 14 25 24.9 35.44 70.09 113.1 12 34 62 155 15 216 36 48 84 64 116
219 1990 5 17 13 21 12.2 38.12 74.58 115.7 4.7 255 18 159 17 297 65 179 28 89 25
220 1990 6 2 0 32 42.8 32.2 93.28 15 0.8 282 9 27 58 43 44 -44 168 61 -125
221 1990 6 17 4 51 44.8 26.75 65.25 15 18 69 29 164 9 210 63 15 114 77 153
222 1990 6 17 17 17 49.3 27.34 65.62 15 2.5 78 28 337 19 115 56 173 209 85 34
223 1990 7 5 1 9 22.3 37.45 68.93 15 1.2 44 32 163 38 190 36 -5 284 87 -126
224 1990 7 13 14 20 50.6 36.68 70.61 217.1 38 9 62 191 28 283 17 93 100 73 89
225 1990 7 26 6 54 2.3 27.44 65.81 15 7.6 70 20 166 17 209 63 2 118 88 153
226 1990 8 14 0 50 39.3 26.93 65.8 15 1.9 241 6 149 21 287 71 -170 194 80 -19
227 1990 9 3 2 41 3.3 36.38 70.45 208.2 0.92 10 57 196 33 298 12 103 101 78 87
228 1990 9 8 19 33 20.8 27.55 66.23 15 2.1 60 19 151 2 197 75 12 104 78 165
229 1990 9 26 15 32 39.6 29.06 60.51 15 2.9 144 0 54 0 189 90 -180 270 90 0
230 1990 10 25 4 54 5.1 35.19 70.74 135.7 6.6 289 72 154 13 260 34 113 53 59 75
231 1990 11 3 16 39 58.5 39.15 71.01 15 1.5 5 72 141 14 215 33 67 61 60 104
232 1990 11 12 11 19 48.3 35.92 71.17 227.4 0.61 289 67 123 23 223 23 103 29 68 85
233 1990 11 14 18 45 5 27.45 65.84 28.7 2.5 62 41 329 4 97 59 151 203 66 35
234 1990 12 1 18 9 31.6 40.62 73.41 32 0.83 56 54 164 13 218 43 37 100 66 127
235 1990 12 20 7 3 11.7 38.03 70.48 76.9 2.9 226 3 316 6 1 83 -2 91 88 -173
236 1991 1 5 14 57 24.4 23.61 96.18 20.9 310 321 25 228 6 2 68 166 97 77 23
237 1991 1 31 23 3 45.9 36.01 70.23 126.1 220 9 61 174 29 247 17 68 90 74 97
238 1991 2 23 12 33 24.3 35.9 70.48 146.3 1.9 171 50 329 38 8 12 30 249 84 101
239 1991 3 23 0 36 47.6 35.86 70.43 209.2 0.81 70 55 215 30 265 21 38 139 77 107
240 1991 4 15 10 49 3.5 36.12 71.54 127.8 1.3 239 51 347 14 39 44 33 284 68 129
241 1991 4 16 9 56 7 36.04 71.18 151.4 0.77 304 58 176 21 300 32 138 68 69 65
242 1991 4 18 9 18 27.8 37.28 67.68 15 2 295 60 89 27 153 20 56 8 73 102
243 1991 4 26 22 24 4.1 38.87 70.35 33 0.79 27 68 133 9 193 43 46 66 60 123
244 1991 4 27 9 51 9.2 35.93 68.94 221.9 0.51 134 74 7 10 112 37 111 267 56 75
245 1991 5 11 2 15 22.8 23.42 93.25 73.6 1.4 116 16 25 3 159 77 171 251 81 13
246 1991 7 14 9 9 15.1 36.12 70.74 228.3 110 286 71 177 6 287 42 118 72 54 68
247 1991 8 20 8 46 44.1 37.46 72.08 141.7 0.95 132 47 313 43 45 2 93 222 88 90
248 1991 10 19 21 23 21.6 30.22 78.24 15 180 14 57 207 32 317 14 115 112 78 84
249 1991 11 8 15 13 47.8 26.47 70.7 22 1.4 249 60 356 10 56 43 46 289 61 123
250 1991 12 3 27 3 0.7 24.19 93.83 70 2 106 23 200 8 245 68 11 151 79 157
251 1991 12 7 14 22 39.2 25.08 62.94 15 2.9 350 50 180 39 309 8 133 85 84 85
252 1991 12 20 2 6 10.8 24.47 93.08 100.8 1.2 109 45 206 7 258 54 30 150 66 140
253 1991 1 5 14 57 11.6 23.61 95.9 12 240 312 3 220 38 3 62 -153 259 66 -31
254 1991 1 31 23 3 33.7 35.99 70.42 118 140 70 56 164 2 224 52 45 102 56 132
255 1991 10 19 21 23 14.3 30.78 78.77 19 180 351 38 235 30 18 38 172 115 85 52
256 1992 1 4 3 35 23.5 31.66 69.94 29 1.6 300 62 105 28 180 18 71 20 73 96
257 1992 1 20 8 58 24.2 27.37 65.93 15 2 57 19 325 6 99 72 170 192 80 18
258 1992 1 21 22 8 0.1 26.9 67.49 15 1.5 196 79 296 2 15 44 75 216 48 104
259 1992 1 24 5 4 52.9 35.13 74.45 103.4 1.7 133 3 223 3 268 86 0 358 90 -176
260 1992 1 30 5 22 2.7 24.25 62.88 15 6.7 345 53 177 36 298 10 126 82 82 84
261 1992 2 5 23 10 49.6 31.42 66.92 15 2 254 0 164 4 299 87 -177 209 87 -3
262 1992 3 25 22 32 34.2 24.18 95.2 119.7 0.65 85 59 216 22 272 30 43 143 70 113
263 1992 3 27 0 5 25.3 21.12 94.52 86.2 2.8 65 33 242 57 159 12 -85 334 78 -91
264 1992 3 28 10 17 45.1 26.75 67.36 15 0.3 90 78 272 12 3 33 91 182 57 89
265 1992 4 5 7 47 58.7 36.17 80.75 17 4.1 285 20 28 33 62 52 -11 159 81 -141
266 1992 4 15 1 32 11.6 23.96 94.57 142.5 4.1 114 66 214 4 281 45 56 145 54 120
267 1992 4 23 14 18 40.9 22.54 98.97 15 16 308 1 218 17 354 77 -168 262 79 -13
268 1992 4 23 15 32 54 22.4 98.85 15 19 301 11 207 20 345 68 -173 252 84 -22
269 1992 4 24 7 7 27.6 27.47 65.97 15 13 66 37 332 6 102 60 156 205 69 32
270 1992 5 10 4 4 33.9 37.29 72.59 15 5.8 72 5 173 65 186 45 -55 321 55 -120
271 1992 5 20 12 20 35.1 32.95 71.27 15 14 339 50 157 40 237 5 79 68 85 91
272 1992 6 15 2 49 2.9 23.95 96.03 22.9 31 323 10 229 20 8 69 -173 275 83 -21
273 1992 6 27 13 21 27.2 35.18 81.12 33 0.41 282 15 102 75 12 30 -90 192 60 -90
274 1992 4 24 7 7 23.9 27.55 66.06 33 22 213 30 303 0 352 69 22 254 69 158
275 1992 5 20 12 20 32.8 33.38 71.32 7 27 306 46 176 32 319 28 164 63 83 63
276 1992 6 15 2 48 56.2 24.03 95.93 15 31 325 16 231 16 8 67 -179 278 89 -23
277 1992 7 30 8 24 46.6 29.58 90.16 10 17 179 0 88 71 251 48 -116 107 48 -64
278 1992 12 4 11 36 36.2 37.81 72.19 127 2.6 172 37 313 46 321 21 -14 64 85 -110
279 1993 1 18 12 42 12.6 30.34 90.28 15 8.8 272 2 7 66 25 48 -57 161 51 -121
280 1993 3 20 14 52 10.8 28.87 87.64 15 25 93 3 355 68 161 46 -121 22 52 -62
281 1993 3 20 21 26 49.1 29.03 87.35 26.6 0.6 83 30 273 60 160 16 -106 357 75 -86
282 1993 3 25 12 28 6.6 35.72 71.07 97.1 0.59 240 60 130 12 250 41 134 18 62 59
283 1993 4 1 16 30 11.2 23.55 94 107 0.57 59 25 309 37 99 44 -169 1 83 -46
284 1993 4 8 3 49 33.6 35.81 78.15 15 0.73 136 2 227 21 269 73 -14 4 77 -163
285 1993 6 15 23 12 23.2 35.19 77.53 15 0.42 321 3 52 20 95 74 -13 188 78 -163
286 1993 7 17 9 46 39.3 27.42 99.82 15 1.4 25 17 155 65 140 33 -55 280 64 -110
287 1993 7 23 11 50 10 36.51 70.81 278.6 3.8 305 14 201 45 354 48 -154 246 71 -45
288 1993 8 9 11 38 30.5 36.49 70.71 214 46 81 69 209 14 278 34 61 133 60 109
289 1993 8 9 11 38 37.6 36.35 70.59 209.6 34 21 62 200 28 290 17 89 111 73 90
290 1993 8 9 12 42 48.2 36.38 70.87 214 310 29 68 190 21 269 25 74 106 66 97
291 1993 8 9 12 42 58.3 36.48 70.47 213.7 360 33 67 194 22 271 24 73 109 67 98
292 1993 9 4 11 38 38.9 36.43 70.81 194 12 286 50 182 11 309 47 147 63 66 48
293 1993 9 4 11 38 42 36.16 70.51 189.7 10 304 63 154 24 268 24 121 54 70 77
294 1993 9 18 5 2 27 36.42 71.59 112 29 212 45 110 12 240 50 152 348 69 43
295 1993 9 18 5 2 31 36.48 71.8 117.6 17 210 51 108 9 233 48 144 349 64 48
296 1993 11 16 15 52 47.3 30.54 66.88 33 3.2 69 9 338 10 114 77 -179 24 89 -13
297 1993 11 30 20 37 26.6 39.73 76.5 19 2.8 83 14 175 9 219 74 4 128 87 164
298 1993 12 30 14 24 10.2 44.95 78.76 21 1.9 258 47 164 4 290 55 145 41 62 40
299 1994 1 11 0 52 4.2 24.8 97.4 15 16 12 20 186 70 106 25 -85 281 65 -92
300 1994 1 12 10 22 57.6 39.15 76.53 32 2.1 262 41 170 3 298 60 151 44 65 34
301 1994 2 23 8 2 10 30.83 60.5 15 17 215 77 51 12 145 33 96 318 57 86
302 1994 2 23 11 54 40.7 30.87 60.61 15 2.2 262 68 39 16 108 31 62 320 63 106
303 1994 2 24 0 11 19.1 30.73 60.52 15 33 165 79 58 3 158 43 105 318 49 76
304 1994 2 26 2 31 15.4 30.59 50.44 15 14 185 65 53 17 168 32 125 309 64 71
305 1994 2 28 11 13 59.2 30.77 60.48 15 3.1 222 75 45 15 136 30 92 314 60 89
306 1994 3 5 4 3 54.5 36.61 68.33 33 0.54 221 73 53 17 148 28 97 320 62 86
307 1994 4 6 7 3 31.4 25.62 97.05 15 7.2 310 40 46 7 96 57 26 352 68 144
308 1994 5 1 12 0 43 37.1 66.85 24 16 90 69 355 2 105 47 120 245 51 62
309 1994 5 1 21 17 23.9 39.12 71.63 33 0.68 144 64 294 23 1 24 60 214 69 103
310 1994 5 9 9 14 12.5 40.25 79.02 33 0.39 60 81 329 0 68 45 102 231 46 78
311 1994 5 29 14 11 59.3 20.45 94.17 49.1 65 73 33 197 41 220 32 -8 316 86 -122
312 1994 6 29 18 22 45.3 32.57 93.68 15 7.7 289 5 170 79 9 40 -105 208 51 -78
313 1994 6 30 0 48 38.8 32.53 93.76 15 0.43 275 9 157 71 346 38 -118 200 57 -70
314 1994 6 30 9 23 25.9 36.34 71 253 31 262 83 121 6 216 40 97 27 51 84
315 1994 7 10 23 14 8.5 36.6 70.36 226.3 0.71 354 53 200 34 332 16 142 99 80 77
316 1994 7 23 20 58 9.6 31.04 86.51 17 1.6 101 22 7 10 142 67 171 235 82 23
317 1994 7 24 14 47 55.8 37.27 71.31 130 0.86 166 25 282 44 304 38 -18 48 79 -127
318 1994 8 8 21 8 36.6 24.76 94.97 145.6 18 129 68 0 14 111 34 120 257 61 71
319 1994 8 19 21 2 48.1 17.96 96.58 15 4.8 308 9 40 16 83 73 -5 175 85 -163
320 1994 10 21 5 6 25.2 36.5 68.9 15. 1.9 177 56 298 19 352 35 38 229 69 119
321 1994 10 25 0 54 39.4 36.3 71.0 258.3 7.7 285 76 168 7 272 40 110 67 53 74
322 1994 11 21 8 16 40.1 25.4 96.8 42.7 9.2 350 10 258 10 34 76 179 124 89 14
323 1994 12 10 12 16 7.5 28.1 65.2 38.9 0.7 142 14 23 63 204 37 -130 71 63 -64
324 1994 12 26 14 48 1.0 36.2 70.9 224. 1.3 274 63 129 22 244 26 123 28 69 75
325 1995 1 26 7 0 49.7 36.2 71.5 106. 0.8 241 52 125 19 254 38 148 10 71 57
326 1995 1 29 1 20 15.4 37.2 71.4 130.2 1.1 72 35 333 12 107 56 162 207 75 35
327 1995 4 24 16 13 14.2 22.9 103.2 33. 0.8 57 2 327 12 102 80 -173 11 83 -10
328 1995 5 9 9 54 22.4 25.0 94.9 123.9 0.7 164 69 31 15 142 33 118 289 62 73
329 1995 5 16 3 35 7.4 36.1 70.7 182.4 6.2 180 64 340 25 52 21 67 256 70 99
330 1995 5 31 13 51 24.5 30.8 67.8 15. 2.5 340 40 159 50 74 5 -85 249 85 -90
331 1995 6 11 21 55 54.1 32.4 70.1 16. 3.4 6 63 148 22 212 27 55 70 68 106
332 1995 7 9 20 31 38.3 21.9 99.3 15. 7.5 286 19 21 15 64 66 3 333 88 156
333 1995 7 11 21 46 50.7 21.9 99.2 15. 190. 285 4 15 3 60 85 1 330 89 175
334 1995 8 17 23 14 20.2 36.2 71.2 243.5 3.2 250 56 110 28 239 24 141 5 75 71
335 1995 10 18 9 30 42.9 36.2 70.5 238. 22. 165 70 353 20 87 25 96 261 65 87
336 1995 10 23 22 46 57.5 25.9 102.5 15. 22. 239 4 330 17 13 75 -9 105 81 -165
337 1995 12 23 10 32 4.4 38.4 73.3 33. 0.9 75 15 229 74 174 31 -77 339 60 -98
338 1995 12 24 9 36 12. 37.7 78.2 33. 0.6 186 65 30 23 138 23 114 293 69 80
339 1995 12 25 3 19 50.1 36.6 69.9 219.5 2.5 25 52 176 34 221 17 34 98 81 104
340 1996 2 3 11 14 31.8 27.2 100.3 15. 100. 254 11 24 73 0 36 -68 153 57 -105
341 1996 2 4 16 58 13.9 26.8 100.4 15. 2.6 265 12 74 78 358 33 -86 173 57 -93
342 1996 2 6 7 36 21.9 27.5 100.1 15. 1.8 75 0 345 49 132 57 -141 18 58 -40
343 1996 4 1 8 8 6.5 31.3 73.1 91.7 0.8 153 76 0 12 98 33 101 265 58 83
344 1996 6 9 23 25 26.6 28.7 92.6 83. 0.7 303 24 149 64 12 23 -117 221 69 -79
345 1996 7 3 6 44 52.3 29.8 88.3 15. 3.5 90 1 355 82 172 45 -102 8 46 -78
346 1996 7 26 13 9 9.6 24.7 96.5 67.6 1.2 315 22 48 7 93 70 11 359 80 159
347 1996 7 27 8 45 19.9 20.8 94.9 128.9 0.8 59 43 150 1 204 60 33 96 62 146
348 1996 7 31 8 0 34.0 29.7 88.7 15. 1.8 258 21 26 58 23 32 -41 150 70 -115
349 1996 8 2 11 36 16.2 29.3 67.6 33. 0.7 273 60 128 25 247 24 129 25 72 74
350 1996 9 14 8 1 9.0 35.9 70.6 127.5 7. 35 48 200 41 230 8 23 118 87 97
351 1996 9 24 19 24 54.5 27.2 100.7 15. 2. 236 5 104 83 321 41 -98 151 50 -83
352 1996 11 19 0 12 21.5 24.1 93.4 53. 1.3 265 68 34 14 102 34 59 317 61 109
353 1996 11 19 10 44 52.3 35.45 77.86 15. 2.4 138 20 46 6 180 71 170 273 81 19
354 1996 12 21 8 39 49. 30.67 99.9 15. 1.6 342 5 250 22 28 71 -167 294 78 -19
TABLE 2 Seismic moment tensor component of earthquakes in different parts of the Himalaya and its vicinity during the period of 1977 to 1995.
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(10**25 dyne-cm)
Region M11 -M12 M22 -M23 M31 M33
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A -320.2 263.2 310. 64.5 59.9 10.3
B -616.6 910.9 -197.3 -336.5 -45.7 813.7
C -317.3 96.4 81.8 -288.9 475.6 235.7
D -32.5 27.5 116.8 -7.0 1.7 -84.6
E -1389.8 -33.0 -21.0 -323.5 1378.9 1450.3
F 15.9 20.6 48.7 48.6 66.9 -64.3
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Here, 11 = East-west; 22 = North-south; and 33 = Vertical
direction ; respectively.
TABLE 3The resultant eigenvalues obtained after the diagonalization of the nine seismic moment tensor components of earthquakes occuring in the Himalaya and its vicinity regions.
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Region T-axis P-axis I-axis
(10**25 dyne-cm)
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A 5221.5 -4648.4 -582.9
B 1288.2 -1641.2 354.8
C 989.3 -1059.8 71.8
D 196.1 -155.4 -40.9
E 3971.2 -3937.9 -21.3
F 148.8 -175.7 27.3
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