Main Central Thrust
![Figure 1. Simplified geological map of Himalaya.[9] The Main Central Thrust is indicated by solid line and triangles.](/Images/godic/202501/25/2_2_himal_tecto_units3908.png")
![Figure 3. Kinematics models of Himalayan orogen (modified from Webb et al., 2011) showing three models of how the Greater Himalayan Crystalline complex was placed over the Lesser Himalayan Sequence. LHS: the Lesser Himalayan Sequence; GHC: the Greater Himalayan Crystalline complex; THS: the Tethyan Himalayan Sequence; MCT: the Main Central Thrust; STD: the South Tibetan Detachment; ITS: Indus-Tsangpo suture zone.](/Images/godic/202501/25/Kinematic_models3908.png")
The Main Central Thrust is a major geological fault where the Indian Plate has pushed under the Eurasian Plate along the Himalaya. The fault slopes down to the north and is exposed on the surface in a NW-SE direction (strike). It is a thrust fault that continues along 2200 km of the Himalaya mountain belt.