摘要
<正>2015年4月25日当地时间12时11分加德满都(Kathmandu)地区发生地震,此次地震对加德满都和尼泊尔(Nepal)整个中部地区造成相当大的破坏。20世纪90年代初期,早在数值定量化分析喜马拉雅山脉(Himalaya)汇聚速率之前[1],此次地震已经被预测[2-3]。当时并不确定北倾6°的喜马拉雅滑脱构造带上浅部蠕滑行为能否释放积累的挤压应力。自那以后,大量研究[4-6]确认了板
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