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Comment on: “Earthquake geology of Kashmir Basin and its implications for future large earthquakes” by Shah (2013); “Kashmir Basin Fault and its tectonic significance in NW Himalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, India” by Shah (2015)

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We are obliged to Associate Editor (Soumyajit Mukherjee) for critically analyzing the manuscript which greatly improved its quality. We are also thankful to our colleagues/researchers for encouraging us to through light on the facts associated with the “Balapur Fault.”

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    Shabir Ahmad & Akhtar Alam

  2. Department of Geology, Sri Pratap School, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190001, India

    Bashir Ahmad

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Ahmad, S., Alam, A. & Ahmad, B. Comment on: “Earthquake geology of Kashmir Basin and its implications for future large earthquakes” by Shah (2013); “Kashmir Basin Fault and its tectonic significance in NW Himalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, India” by Shah (2015). Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 105, 681–687 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-015-1240-9

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