Source: Nepal Tectonic Boundaries How Nepal Earthquake happened
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Week 2
Geographically, Nepal sits on two enormous tectonic plates that meet beneath the Himalayas along a fault line.The Tectonic plates move towards each other making it a convergent boundary. It was through a collision between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate that helped form the Himalayas. As a result of sitting on top of two massive tectonic plates, It is extremely prone to earthquakes. The frequent threat of earthquakes pose as a hazard for the communities that live within the mountains. As mentioned in my last blog, this hazard became a catastrophe when a massive 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal from once again a collision between the Indian plate and The Eurasian plate in the North. The Eurasian plate is constantly converging with the Indian plate at a rate of about 2 inches per year towards the North- Northeast!!
Source: Nepal Tectonic Boundaries How Nepal Earthquake happened
Source: Nepal Tectonic Boundaries How Nepal Earthquake happened
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Thank you for your comment. I did not know how the Himalayas were formed. It is amazing how far science has come so we know such information. It makes me a little nervous living in California so close to the San Andreas fault line. After reading the first couple chapters in the book, it seems clear that there is no area that is completely safe to live.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your blog, I researched the Himalayas.The natural wonders of planet earth never cease to amaze me. I like the way you described how the two plates meet in a way that is clear and easy to understand.I just learned in my cultural anthropolgy class how the Nepalese people adapted to living at higher altitudes. The Nepalese rib cages are more expanded for respiration.Anyway, I thought that is kinda neat.
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