Active Tectonics and Earthquake Geology Along the Pallatanga Fault, Central Andes of Ecuador

Active Tectonics and Earthquake Geology Along the Pallatanga Fault, Central Andes of Ecuador

Based on new geological data and the analysis of a 4 m spatial resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM), we provide a detailed and comprehensive description of section of the Chingual Cosanga Pallatanga Puna Fault System, a major active fault system in Ecuador. This work allows estimating new slip r...

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Main Authors: Stéphane Baize, Laurence Audin, Alexandra Alvarado, Hervé Jomard, Mathilde Bablon, Johann Champenois, Pedro Espin, Pablo Samaniego, Xavier Quidelleur, Jean-Luc Le Pennec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
active tectonics
earthquake
Pallatanga fault
Andes
Ecuador
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00193/full

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