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Table 1 Fault parameters of the characterized source model of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake

From: Estimation of the source process of the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake and simulation of long-period ground motions in the Kathmandu basin using a one-dimensional basin structure model

Seismic moment (N*m)

Rupture area (km2)

Average slip (m)

Asperity area (km2)

Average slip of asperity (m)

8.1 × 1020

11,200

2.5

2000

4.0

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