Role of oblique convergence in the active deformation of the Himalayas and southern Tibet plateau

Research Article| August 01, 1998 Role of oblique convergence in the active deformation of the Himalayas and southern Tibet plateau Robert McCaffrey; Robert McCaffrey 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar John Nabelek John Nabelek 2College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Robert McCaffrey 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180 John Nabelek 2College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1998) 26 (8): 691–694. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0691:ROOCIT>2.3.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 Robert McCaffrey, John Nabelek; Role of oblique convergence in the active deformation of the Himalayas and southern Tibet plateau. Geology 1998;; 26 (8): 691–694. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0691:ROOCIT>2.3.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 Noting similarities with subduction along curved oceanic trenches and using a simple block model, we show that radial vergence evident in earthquake slip vectors along the Himalayan deformation front, east-west extension on north-trending normal faults in the Himalayas and southern Tibet, and right-lateral strike slip on the Karakorum-Jiali fault zone can all result from basal shear caused by the Indian plate sliding obliquely beneath Tibet along a gently dipping, arcuate plate boundary. Within the framework of this mechanism, the normal faults in the Himalayas and southern Tibet are not proxies for the uplift history of Tibet. The distribution and style of the faults in the Himalayas and southern Tibet suggest that the basal drag from the underthrusting Indian lithosphere extends northward beneath most of southern Tibet. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. 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.