Global Geological And Climatic Events

‘Churachandpur Mao Fault’ in Mizoram

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From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :

Prelims level: Churachandpur Mao Fault

Mains level: Plate tectonics and continental drift theories

Mizoram’s zone of “scary” earthquakes is caught between two subterranean faults called the ‘Churachandpur Mao Fault’.

Try this question from CSE Mains 2014:

Q.Why are the world’s fold mountain systems located along the margins of continents? Bring out the association between the global distribution of Fold Mountains and the earthquakes and volcanoes.

Churachandpur-Mao Fault (CMF)

  • The CMF is named after two places in Manipur and runs north-south into Myanmar along the border of Champhai.
  • The Mat Fault runs northwest-southeast across Mizoram, beneath river Mat near Serchhip.
  • It is defined by straight valleys; most prominent being between Kangpokpi and Maram region of Mizoram.
  • The fault takes a north-easterly trend from Maram where the fault zone is characterized by active landslides during the monsoon.

Why study CMF?

  • Faults are discontinuities or cracks that are the result of differential motion within the earth’s crust.
  • Vertical or lateral slippage of the crust along the faults causes an earthquake.

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