Locked and loading megathrust linked to active subduction beneath the Indo-Burman Ranges

Chapter 2 Active tectonics of Myanmar and the Andaman Sea

“…It is therefore clear that, despite the hyper-oblique plate convergence, significant east-west shortening is occurring in this area. Steckler et al (2016) have also demonstrated that the distribution of this shortening is consistent with the accumulation of elastic stresses on a locked plate interface. The geodetically measured rate of shortening is consistent with a M w 8.5 earthquake every c. 500 years if the plate boundary is locked (although this estimate of the repeat time is dependent on poorly constrained parameters such as the geometry and locking depth of the plate boundary).…”

“…2.13) (Gahalaut et al 2013;Steckler et al 2016). It is therefore clear that, despite the hyper-oblique plate convergence, significant east-west shortening is occurring in this area.…”

Application of Bivariate and Multivariate Statistical Techniques in Landslide Susceptibility Modeling in Chittagong City Corporation, Bangladesh

“…The structure has a gently dipping eastern flank and steeper western flank, which is suddenly truncated by the alluvial plain. This truncation is a result of a major faulting that runs parallel to the general strike of the anticline [14,47,48]. …”

“…The changing global climate is also posing a serious threat in the region, and the likelihood of increased precipitation could worsen landslide hazards in Bangladesh [13]. CCC is also located in a high-risk earthquake [14,15] and cyclones/wind storms [16] zone, which could trigger more landslide events. A landslide is the movement of a mass of soil or earth, down to a slope, when shear stress exceeds the strength of the material [17].…”

A Study of Earthquakes in Bangladesh and the Data Analysis of the Earthquakes that were generated In Bangladesh and Its’ Very Close Regions for the Last Forty Years (1976-2016)

“…A recent study reveals the existence of subduction zone of about 250 kilometers that can produce an earthquake of magnitude 8.2-9.0 [9]. After setting two dozen ground-positioning (GPS) instruments linked to satellites, capable of tracking tiny ground motions and analyzing the ten years of data the scientists have shown that eastern Bangladesh and a bit of eastern India are pushing diagonally into western Myanmar at a rapid clip-46 millimeters per year or about 1.8 inches.…”