D. Melgar J.F. Genrich J. Geng S. Owen E. O. Lindsey X. Xu Y. Bock J.-P. Avouac L. B. Adhikari B. N. Upreti B. Pratt-Sitaula T. N. Bhattarai B. P. Sitaula A. Moore Kenneth W. Hudnut W. Szeliga J. Normandeau M. Fend M Flouzat L. Bollinger P. Shrestha B. Koirala U. Gautam M. Bhatterai R. Gupta T. Kandel C. Timsina S.N. Sapkota S. Rajaure N. Maharjan John Galetzka 2015 <p><span>Detailed geodetic imaging of earthquake rupture enhances our understanding of earthquake physics and induced ground shaking. The April 25, 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake is the first example of a large continental megathrust rupture beneath a high-rate (5 Hz) GPS network. We use GPS and InSAR data to model the earthquake rupture as a slip pulse of ~20 km width, ~6 s duration, and with peak sliding velocity of 1.1 m/s that propagated toward Kathmandu basin at ~3.3 km/s over ~140 km. The smooth slip onset, indicating a large ~5 m slip-weakening distance, caused moderate ground shaking at high &gt;1Hz frequencies (~16% g) and limited damage to regular dwellings. Whole basin resonance at 4-5 s period caused collapse of tall structures, including cultural artifacts.</span></p> application/pdf 10.1126/science.aac6383 en AAAS Slip pulse and resonance of Kathmandu basin during the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal imaged with space geodesy article