Figure 1. Satellite view of the Himalayas. The Main Frontal Thrust run parallel to the glaciated peaks, north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
Main Frontal Thrust
Himalayan Frontal Thrust
Country
Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bhutan
Characteristics
Range
Himalayas
Length
2,400 km
Displacement
15-21 mm/yr
Tectonics
Status
Active
Type
Thrust
The Main Frontal Thrust (MFT), also known as the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT), is a geological fault in the Himalayas that defines the boundary between the Himalayan foothills and Indo-Gangetic Plain.[1] The fault is well expressed on the surface thus could be seen via satellite imagery. It is the youngest and southernmost thrust structure in the Himalaya deformation front. It is a splay branch of the Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT) as the root décollement.
^Paul, R.; Bhakuni, S.S. "Structural analysis of main boundary thrust and Himalayan frontal thrust around Dehra Dun, NW Himalaya: Implications of neotectonics". Summer Research Fellowship Programme of India's Science Academies. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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