La Plata Fault

Coordinates: 02°15′42.6″N 76°00′03.2″W / 2.261833°N 76.000889°W / 2.261833; -76.000889
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La Plata Fault
Chusma Fault, Falla de La Plata, Falla de Chusma
Age
Quaternary
OrogenyAndean

The La Plata or Chusma Fault (

strike of 039 ± 12 in the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes
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Etymology

The fault is named after La Plata, Huila.[1]

Description

The La Plata or Chusma Fault extends across the eastern slope of the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes, southeast of the city of Neiva in southwestern Colombia. The fault displaces Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks, as well as Tertiary volcanic rocks. Coalescent Quaternary alluvial fan deposits are offset by the La Plata Fault. The trace is characterised by old retreated and declined scarps, en-echelon semiparallel associated faults that cut alluvial deposits of the Páez River and local lahar deposits, a well developed topographic fault-line expression, and a probable pull-apart basin filled with Quaternary alluvial fans and alluvium near the town of La Plata. The slip rate has been estimated at 0.2 to 1 millimetre (0.0079 to 0.0394 in) per year based on geomorphologic expression.[1] Activity of the fault in 1967 and 1996 has been registered.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000a, p.57
  2. ^ (in Spanish) La Chusma puso en alerta a Teruel - El Tiempo

Bibliography

  • Paris, Gabriel; Michael N. Machette; Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller. 2000a. Map and Database of Quaternary Faults and Folds in Colombia and its Offshore Regions, 1–66. USGS. Accessed 2017-09-18.

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