List of faults in Costa Rica
The following is a partial list of faults in Costa Rica:
- Agua Caliente Fault, in the Central Valley.[1]
- Alajuela Fault, in the Central Valley.[1]
- Ángel-Varablanca Fault, in the Central Valley.[2]
- Atirro Fault, in Turrialba.[1]
- Buenavista Fault, in Pérez Zeledón.[3]
- Canoas Fault, in the Southern Zone.[1]
- Chiripa Fault, in the Northern Zone.[1]
- Escazú Fault, in the Central Valley.[1]
- Golfito Fault, in Golfito.[3]
- Guápiles Fault, in Caribbean Zone.[1]
- Jateo Fault, in the Central Valley.[1]
- Navarro Fault, in Turrialba.[1]
- San Miguel Fault, in the Central Valley.[4]
- Zarceró Fault, in the Northern Zone.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Wilfredo Rojas, ed. (2009), La alta vulnerabilidad sísmica de Costa Rica (PDF), Sección de Sismología, Vulcanología y Exploración Geofísica, Escuela Centroamericana de Geología, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
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Tectonic plates of Central America (Pacific Plate–North American Plate–Caribbean Plate Convergence Zone)
- Cocos Plate
- Nazca Plate
- Rivera Plate
rift zones
- Atl Fault
- Atoyac Fault
- Ballenas Fault
- Carmen Fault
- Cerro Prieto Fault
- Chapala Tula Fault Zone
- Donaji Fault
- Guaymas Fault
- Gulf of California Rift Zone
- Farallon Fault
- Imperial Fault Zone
- Oaxaca Fault
- Pedro Miguel Fault
- Pescadero Fault
- Rivera Transform Fault
- Polochic Fault - Motagua Fault
- San Lorenzo Fault
- Tamayo Fault
troughs
- Alarcon Basin
- Carmen Basin
- Consag Basin
- Delfin Basin
- Guaymas Basin
- Middle America Trench (Acapulco/Guatemala)
- San Pedro Mártir Basin
- Tehuantepec Ridge
- Wagner Basin
- Rivera Triple Junction
- List of faults in Costa Rica
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