Signatures of 1905 Kangra and 1555 Kashmir Earthquakes in Medieval Period Temples of Chamba Region, Northwest Himalaya

Research Article| July 27, 2016 Signatures of 1905 Kangra and 1555 Kashmir Earthquakes in Medieval Period Temples of Chamba Region, Northwest Himalaya Mayank Joshi; Mayank Joshi aWadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, 33 GMS Road, Dehradun 263002, Indiamayank.geo@gmail.comthakurvc12@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar V. C. Thakur V. C. Thakur aWadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, 33 GMS Road, Dehradun 263002, Indiamayank.geo@gmail.comthakurvc12@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Mayank Joshi aWadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, 33 GMS Road, Dehradun 263002, Indiamayank.geo@gmail.comthakurvc12@gmail.com V. C. Thakur aWadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, 33 GMS Road, Dehradun 263002, Indiamayank.geo@gmail.comthakurvc12@gmail.com Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Online Issn: 1938-2057 Print Issn: 0895-0695 © 2016 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2016) 87 (5): 1150–1160. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220160033 Article history First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Mayank Joshi, V. C. Thakur; Signatures of 1905 Kangra and 1555 Kashmir Earthquakes in Medieval Period Temples of Chamba Region, Northwest Himalaya. Seismological Research Letters 2016;; 87 (5): 1150–1160. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220160033 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 SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search ABSTRACT Deformed monuments can be used to help constrain the timing of an earthquake, its epicenter, and the extent of its damage. In the present work, we studied the ancient temples in the Chamba and Bharmour area from the seventh century onward in the Ravi River catchment of the Chamba district of western Himachal Pradesh, India, which lies in the Kashmir seismic gap of the northwest Himalaya. Many architectural features of the temples show earthquake‐induced deformation signatures that include tilting of the pillars and temple structures, fractures, and opening in the brick masonry. The Bharmour temples located 45 km north of Kangra show shear‐type deformation in the east–west direction. The Chamba temples, which lie 52 km northwest of Kangra and outside the rupture zone of 1905 Kangra earthquake, display shear or rigid body rotation in the north–south direction. The deformation features observed in the temples suggest that the Bharmour area lies within the 1905 Kangra earthquake meizoseismal zone, and that the 1555 Kashmir earthquake rupture zone extended southeast toward Chamba. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.