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Great and Major Earthquakes in the Himalayan Arc

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I thank Prof Harsh Gupta for inviting me to write this Editorial. He also provided valuable inputs on the content. This is CSIR-NGRI publication number NGRI/Lib/2021/Pub-128.

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Gahalaut, V.K. Great and Major Earthquakes in the Himalayan Arc. J Geol Soc India 97, 1327–1330 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-021-1870-4

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