Katrol Hill Fault(KHF)

Why in news?

• Earthquakes have led to major changes in the landscape of the Katrol Hill Fault in the Kutch region in Gujarat.
• A study of sediment from the region indicates the geographical changes this region has gone through over the last 30,000 years due to earthquakes.

About Katrol Hill Fault(KHF):

• The Katrol Hill Fault (KHF) is an East–West trending major intra-basinal fault located in the central part of mainland Kachchh.
• Seismicity in Kachchh region is highly complex as it is characterized by multiple seismic sources in the form of several East-West trending fault lines, which release continuously accumulating tectonic stresses at intervals producing earthquakes.
• Real-time monitoring of earthquakes since 2001 Bhuj earthquake indicate that most of the faults in the region are seismically active.
• Studies have estimated the length of surface rupture produced by three large magnitude earthquakes during the last ~30,000 years as nearly 21 km.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Katrol Hill Fault(KHF), recently discussed in news is located in

(a) Himalayas

(b) Western Ghats

(c) Kachchh region

(d) Eastern Ghats

                  C

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