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Ground Effects and Evaluation of Earthquake Hazards Part II Quiz : Assignment 4 Feedback For Week 4 Assignment 4 Solution
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Assignment 4
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In the thrust faulting ____________ move over the _____________ in ongoing deformation.
Hanging wall, Foot wall Foot wall, Hanging wall Hanging wall, Fault Scarp Fault Plane, Fault Scarp No, the answer is incorrect.
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Hanging wall, Foot wall
Seismic zonation __________ is designated to Himalayan mountain belt and the most devastating earthquake till date in this region was _____________.
V, 1905 Kangra IV, 1950 Assam III, 2015 Gorkha V, 1950 Assam No, the answer is incorrect.
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V, 1950 Assam
___________ is the surface manifestation of the fault plane, that shows the lateral propagation of faulting in the earthquake.
Fault throw Heave Fault rupture Thrust fault
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Fault rupture
Seismic microzonation is done on the basis of computed peak ground acceleration which in turn depends on _____________.
Magnitude of earthquake Lithology of the area Earthquake Intensity Surface rupture No, the answer is incorrect.
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Lithology of the area
____________ is a section with no earthquakes have been observed historically, but it is believed that the fault segment is capable of producing earthquakes on the basis of
ongoing deformation computed from GPS.
Seismic prone Rupture area Seismic gap Seismic zone No, the answer is incorrect.
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Seismic gap
The 2015 Gorkha earthquake occurred on the __________ of the MHT or the decollement.
Downdip Footwall Updip Hangingwall
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Downdip
Lesser Himalayas is the region between between Main Central Thrust (MCT) and ___________.
Main Himalayan Thrust (MFT) Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) Southern Tibetan Detachment Himalayan Frontal Fault (HFF) No, the answer is incorrect.
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Main Boundary Thrust (MBT)
The configuration of opposite dipping fault explains the ____________ occurred in the Kachchh region.
Tectonic Inversion
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Plate Tectonics Mega-earthquake Seismicity
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Tectonic Inversion
The Kachchh Mainland Fault (KMF) is the ___________ dipping fault that holds the epicentral location of the 2001 Bhuj Earthquake.
South East West North
No, the answer is incorrect.
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South
The Jhajhra fault is a typical example of _______________ faulting.
Thrust
Positive flower strike-slip Reverse
Negative flower strike-slip No, the answer is incorrect.
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Positive flower strike-slip
