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GSA2015 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION

Special Earthquake Session

Nepal (Gorkha)
Earthquake

Mon., 2 Nov., 8 a.m.– noon, Baltimore Convention Center,
Room 345/346.

Conveners: Anke M. Friedrich; Elizabeth J. Catlos.

Cosponsored by GSA; GSA Geology and Society
Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Quaternary
Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Structural
Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA International.

This session has been organized in response to

the devastating MW 7.8 earthquake in the Nepal
Himalayas on 25 April 2015 and subsequent cata-

strophic mass movements and aftershocks. The

goal is to provide a forum for those studying the

earthquake to disseminate and gain information

from diverse fields and to develop realistic and

meaningful paths forward in terms

of earthquake forecasting in the Himalayan School collapse in Kathmandu; photo taken 25 Apr. 2015 by Anne Sanquini.

region. A number of invited, internationally

recognized geoscience and hazard researchers from diverse fields will address what is known about the event and its aftermath.

Please schedule time to attend this session. You’ll learn about the role this earthquake plays in transforming geoscientists’ under-

standing of the dynamics of India-Asia collision and best-practices forward to minimize destruction and fatalities during inevitable

future earthquakes in the region.

School collapse in Kathmandu; photo taken 25 Apr. 2015 by Anne Sanquini. Map courtesy USGS: http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/ GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
usgs_top_story/magnitude-7-8-earthquake-in-nepal/.

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