Sismicidad y sismotectónica de Cuba.

  • M. Cotilla Rodrïguez

Abstract

Cuba is a tectonic block located, at least since Upper Eoeene, in the southern part of the North American plate. Cuban structure is divided by M. Cotilla Rodríguez Sismie»idad y sismoteclóníca de Cuba two active fault systems (NW and WNW-NW directions). Three seísmotectonic units (Western, Eastern and Southeastern) are delimitated by seismic and neotectonie data. The seismogenic source Bartlett-Cayman mdicates interaetion differences between North American and Caribbean píates. This plate border of left-lateral strike-slip regime produced the largest earthquakes (M < 8,0). From Cabo Cruz to east the focal mechanísm is a eombination of strike-slip and tlirust faulting. To Western unit the seísmícity is of the intraplate type (Ms = 7,0) with a predominant knots' faults mechanism.

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Published
1998-01-01
How to Cite
Cotilla Rodrïguez M. (1998). Sismicidad y sismotectónica de Cuba. Física de la Tierra, 10, 53. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/FITE/article/view/FITE9898110053A
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No. 10 (1998)
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