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Precursory variation of seismicity rate in the Assam area, India
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EngineeringSeismic WaveEarthquake HazardsPrecursory VariationAssam AreaEarth ScienceAssam EarthquakesGeophysicsSeismic StratigraphyEarthquake SourceSeismic AnalysisEarthquake EngineeringInduced SeismicityGeographyRock PropertiesTectonicsStructural GeologySeismologyCivil EngineeringEarth SciencesSeismic Hazard
Research Article| November 01, 1978 Precursory variation of seismicity rate in the Assam area, India K. Khattri; K. Khattri 1Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado/NOAA, Boulder, Colorado 80309 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. Wyss M. Wyss 1Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado/NOAA, Boulder, Colorado 80309 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information K. Khattri 1Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado/NOAA, Boulder, Colorado 80309 M. Wyss 1Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado/NOAA, Boulder, Colorado 80309 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1978) 6 (11): 685–688. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<685:PVOSRI>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation K. Khattri, M. Wyss; Precursory variation of seismicity rate in the Assam area, India. Geology 1978;; 6 (11): 685–688. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<685:PVOSRI>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The seismicity data from 1825 to the present for the Assam (northeastern India) region show that seismicity rates there deviate from normal before and after major earthquakes. Along this 1,000-km-long section of a plate boundary, all shocks with magnitude M > 6.6 were preceded and sometimes followed by periods of significant seismic quiescence. No major earthquakes occurred without an associated seismic quiescence, and no such quiescence occurred at times other than before or after a major event. The most remarkable periods of quiescence lasted about 28 and 30 yr before the two great (M = 8.7) Assam earthquakes of 1897 and 1950. Other periods of anomalously low seismicity preceded main shocks of magnitudes 6.7 (in 1950 and 1975), 7.8 (in 1869), and 7.7 (in 1947), with durations of 6, 8, 23, and 17 yr, respectively. These durations fit (with approximately the scatter of the original data) a published relation between precursor time and magnitude.Since these changes of seismicity rate were observed at the edges of and within the Assam gap, defined by the 1897 and 1950 great earthquakes, it is likely that a future major or great earthquake in this gap will be preceded by seismic quiescence. Whether a preparatory phase for an earthquake has begun in the Assam gap cannot be stated for certain because of the changing earthquake-detection capability in the area and because of poor location accuracy. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.