Major Earthquake in Dharchula Area Imminent

Scientists warn of a major earthquake in Dharchula region.

Scientists warn of a major earthquake in the Dharchula region in Uttarakhand and adjoining areas of Kumaon Himalaya.
The Scientists are from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology.
They have recorded large concentrations of micro and moderate magnitude earthquakes at Dharchula which signals that a major earthquake is imminent in the region.
The Dharchua region is about 45km from the new Kailash Mansarovar road in Uttarakand to Lipu Lekh on the China border.
Scientists say that the concentrations are due to the stress release building in the region and the near future, there may be an earthquake of high magnitude.
This region is known as Centre Seismic Gap (CSG) region as this region has not experienced an earthquake of magnitude more than 8.0 in the past 100 years.
In 1905, the Kangra earthquake and Bihar-Nepal earthquake in 1905 had experienced major earthquakes.
The CSG is used to denote an area with small tectonic activity.
In past a considerable number of moderate and strong earthquakes in the CGS region of the Kumaon Central Himalayan belt.
Scientists built a seismological network of 15 broadband stations along the valley of river Kali.
This is to study the subsurface configuration and frequently causes of earthquakes in the Kumaon Himalayan region.
The study was supported by the Ministry of Earth Scientists.

The Dharchula region is between two knee-like structures which can trap the stress in the region.
This is the main region why there have been crowded earthquakes in a span of years.
The stress keeps up building in this region and fewer smaller earthquakes have occurred in this region.
As the stress id building continuously, scientists believe that there is a possibility of high magnitude earthquake of 8 on the Richter scale may occur.
Scientists say that it is impossible to predict the scale and exact time when an earthquake will occur.

Scientists started investigating and mapping the region because of the crowded earthquake.