Boconó Fault

Boconó Fault
Falla Boconó
Map showing the location of Boconó Fault
Location of the fault in Venezuela
Etymology Boconó, Trujillo
Location Northern South America
Country  Colombia
 Venezuela
Region Andean
State Norte de Santander, Santander
Mérida, Táchira
Cities Cúcuta
Characteristics
Range Mérida Andes, Eastern Ranges
Part of Boconó-San Sebastián-El Pilar Fault System
Length 500 km (310 mi)
Strike NE-SW
Displacement 4.3–6.1 mm (0.17–0.24 in)/yr
Tectonics
Plate South American
Status Active
Earthquakes 1610, 1894
Type Strike-slip fault
Movement Dextral
Age Holocene
Orogeny Andean

The Boconó Fault is a complex of geological fault located in the Eastern Ranges of northeastern Colombia and the Mérida Andes of northwestern Venezuela. The fault has a NE-SW orientation. Boconó Fault is a strike-slip fault and has a dextral relative movement.[1] The fault extends over a length of 500 kilometres (310 mi). The fault, with a slip rate ranging from 4.3 to 6.1 millimetres (0.17 to 0.24 in) per year, has been active since the Early Holocene and earthquakes of 1610 and 1894 are associated with the Boconó Fault.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Audemard et al., 2006
  2. ↑ Audemard, 1997

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