Boconó Fault
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bocon-fault-281-16376780
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Boconó Fault
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The Boconó Fault is a complex of geological faults located in the Eastern Ranges of northeastern Colombia and the Mérida Andes of northwestern Venezuela. The fault has a NE-SW orientation; it is a strike-slip fault and has a dextral relative movement. It extends over a length of 500 kilometres (310 mi). The fault, with a slip rate ranging from 4.3 to 6.1 millimetres per year, has been active since the Early Holocene and earthquakes of 1610 and 1894 are associated with it.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocon%C3%B3_Fault
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2020-12-09T16:56:50Z
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