Paleoseismological Investigations along Joggers Park Fault, Port Blair, South Andaman: Implications towards Delineation of Blind Thrusting and Related Crustal Deformation through Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Electrical Resistivity Techniques (ERT and VES)
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Department of Disaster Management, Pondicherry University, Port Blair, Andaman
Gulam Rasool Bhat -
Department of Disaster Management, Pondicherry University, Port Blair, Andaman
S. Balaji
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Department of Earth Science, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar
Bikram S. Bali
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Department of Disaster Management, Pondicherry University, Port Blair, Andaman
Bikram S. Bali
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Department of Disaster Management, Pondicherry University, Port Blair, Andaman
Vazeem Iqbal
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Department of Disaster Management, Pondicherry University, Port Blair, Andaman
Balakrishna
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Department of Disaster Management, Pondicherry University, Port Blair, Andaman
Hamid Hussain
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-018-0823-zAbstract
A comprehensive paleoseismological investigations was carried out along Joggers Park Fault (striking NW-SE) reveals pervasive traces of active compressional tectonics (blind thrusting) and shallow-surface recent tectonic signatures along the fault. The geometry and trends in the tectonic deformation of the blind zone (shallow-subsurface stratigraphy) were examined with GPR and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and vertical electrical sounding (VES), strongly demonstrates severe tectonic deformation (persistent tectonic style) from Quaternary to Holocene times in a compressive stress regime. The surface manifestation of deformation (topographic expression) along the fault can be marked as hanging wall uplift and can be visually observed in the exposed sections at nearly half kilometer distance from the table land of Joggers Park in the form of a well-defined disconnected high angle thrust fault scarp (reverse fault). The reverse fault kinematically and intimately linked with underlying fault geometry provides adduced evidence to evaluate strike displacement profiles (displacement length relationship) along the fault. In addition, deformed stacked colluvial wedge below the scarp represents a powerful basis to calibrate recent and long term slip rates of the underlying fault.
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