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3-D seismic structure of the Kachchh, Gujarat, and its implications for the earthquake hazard mitigation

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  • A. Singh
  • O. Mishra
  • B. Rastogi
  • Dinesh Kumar

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Several pieces of studies on the January 26, 2001, Bhuj earthquake (Mw 7.6) revealed that the mainshock was triggered on the hidden unmapped fault in the western part of Indian stable continental region that caused a huge loss in the entire Kachchh rift basin of Gujarat, India. Occurrences of infrequent earthquakes of Mw 7.6 due to existence of hidden and unmapped faults on the surface have become one of the key issues for geoscientific research, which need to be addressed for evolving plausible earthquake hazard mitigation model. In this study, we have carried out a detailed autopsy of the 2001 Bhuj earthquake source zone by applying three-dimensional (3-D) local earthquake tomography (LET) method to a completely new data set consisting of 576 local earthquakes recorded between November 2006 and April 2009 by a seismic network consisting of 22 numbers of three-component broadband digital seismograph stations. In the present study, a total of 7560 arrival times of P-wave (3820) and S-wave (3740) recorded at least 4 seismograph stations were inverted to assimilate 3-D P-wave velocity (Vp), S-wave velocity (Vs), and Poisson’s ratio (σ) structures beneath the 2001 Bhuj earthquake source zone for reliable interpretation of the imaged anomalies and its bearing on earthquake hazard of the region. The source zone is located near the triple junction formed by juxtapositions of three Indian, Arabian, and Iranian tectonic plates that might have facilitated the process of brittle failure at a depth of 25 km beneath the KRB, Gujarat, which caused a gigantic loss to both property and persons of the region. There may be several hidden seismogenic faults around the epicentral zone of the 2001 Bhuj earthquake in the area, which are detectable using 3-D tomography to minimize earthquake hazard for a region. We infer that the use of detailed 3-D seismic tomography may offer potential information on hidden and unmapped faults beneath the plate interior to unravel the genesis of such big damaging earthquakes. This study may help in evolving a comprehensive earthquake risk mitigation model for regions of analogous geotectonic settings, elsewhere in the world. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

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  • A. Singh & O. Mishra & B. Rastogi & Dinesh Kumar, 2011. "3-D seismic structure of the Kachchh, Gujarat, and its implications for the earthquake hazard mitigation," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 57(1), pages 83-105, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:57:y:2011:i:1:p:83-105
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9707-2
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    1. B. Rastogi & Santosh Kumar & Sandeep Aggrawal, 2013. "Seismicity of Gujarat," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 65(2), pages 1027-1044, January.
    2. Santosh Kumar & Dinesh Kumar & B. Rastogi, 2014. "Source parameters and scaling relations for small earthquakes in the Kachchh region of Gujarat, India," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 73(3), pages 1269-1289, September.
    3. A. Singh & N. Annam & Santosh Kumar, 2014. "Assessment of predominant frequencies using ambient vibration in the Kachchh region of western India: implications for earthquake hazards," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 73(3), pages 1291-1309, September.
    4. Bishwajit Chakraborty & S. Karisiddaiah & A. Menezes & K. Haris & G. Gokul & W. Fernandes & G. Kavitha, 2014. "Characterizing slope morphology using multifractal technique: a study from the western continental margin of India," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 73(2), pages 547-565, September.
    5. Sanjay K. Prajapati & O. P. Mishra, 2021. "Co-seismic deformation and slip distribution of 5 April 2017 Mashhad, Iran earthquake using InSAR sentinel-1A image: implication to source characterization and future seismogenesis," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 105(3), pages 3039-3057, February.
    6. A. Singh & Indrajit Roy & Santosh Kumar & J. Kayal, 2015. "Seismic source characteristics in Kachchh and Saurashtra regions of Western India: b-value and fractal dimension mapping of aftershock sequences," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 77(1), pages 33-49, May.

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