INPOST - 11
3 Days
€600
Principal Investigator
Vinee Srivastava
Co-Principal Investigator
Kumar Gaurav
Contact Details
vinee@iiserb.ac.in
This field trip focuses on the tectonic and geomorphic imprints of great Himalayan earthquakes (Mw 8) in the frontal Darjeeling Himalaya, offering participants firsthand exposure to one of the most seismically sensitive zones in India. Traversing from the Himalayan mountain front up to 75 km into the interior, the excursion will examine deformed Quaternary terraces, alluvial fans, and fault zones linked to major thrust systems such as the Main Frontal Thrust, Main Boundary Thrust, and Ramgarh Thrust. Through the lens of tectonic geomorphology and landscape evolution, this journey showcases both in-sequence and out-of-sequence deformation, preserved along a segmented arc of the Eastern Himalaya. Participants will explore how these neotectonic features serve as archives of past seismicity, and their implications for modern infrastructure and population centers vulnerable to future seismic events.

