El Pilar Fault System
ShakeMap of the 2010 Venezuela earthquake that occurred along El Pilar Fault System.
The El Pilar Fault System (Spanish: Falla El Pilar) is a complex of geological faults located in state of Sucre in northern Venezuela. The fault system is of right-lateral strike-slip type and has an east–west orientation. Motion along the fault is largely transferred to the in Trinidad Island.[1]
References[]
- ^ Audemard M., Franck A.; Singer P., André; Soulas, Jean-Pierre (2006). "Quaternary faults and stress regime of Venezuela" (PDF). Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina. Asociación Geológica Argentina. 61 (4): 480–491. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
Major South American geological features | |||||
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| Tectonic plates |  | ||||
| Cratons and shields | |||||
| Structures undergoing subduction | |||||
| Faults and shear zones | |||||
| Rifts and grabens | |||||
| Sedimentary basins | |||||
| Orogenies | |||||
| Metallogenetic provinces | |||||
| Volcanism |
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Categories:
- Geography of Sucre (state)
- Seismic faults of Venezuela
- Strike-slip faults
- Venezuelan Coastal Range