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Karakoram fault system
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<p>The Karakoram fault is an <a href="/facts/Oblique-slip_fault/0Fw2ladx">oblique-slip fault</a> system in the <a href="/facts/Himalaya/eRSf0yyE">Himalayan</a> region across <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a> and Asia. The slip along the fault accommodates radial expansion of the Himalayan arc, northward indentation of the <a href="/facts/Pamir_Mountains/v5y6FB2f">Pamir Mountains</a>, and eastward lateral extrusion of the <a href="/facts/Tibetan_plateau/6qkLjmCg">Tibetan plateau</a>. Current <a href="/facts/Tectonic_plate/CvbfSfeC">plate motions</a> suggest that the convergence between the <a href="/facts/Indian_plate/Apeb9LNF">Indian plate</a> and the <a href="/facts/Eurasian_plate/WztRQ8pA">Eurasian plate</a> is around 44±5 mm per year in the western Himalaya-Pamir region and approximately 50±2 mm per year in the eastern Himalayan region. </p>