[RayChuang88]

I'm surprised this is actually news. The Indian subcontinent is actually on a different tectonic plate than much of southern Asia and that's why the plate collision created the Himalayas, the highest mountains in the world. It's also why Nepal is in a known hazardous earthquake zone.

[JimSEA]

Recorded human history only gives hints of the potential for an earthquake at this point in the subduction zone. On the surface there are no clear signs of the potential and extent of this fault zone because it is covered over by an alluvial plane. Studying and modeling the seismic record is the best way to approach an area like this.