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88 87 86 85 84 83 14 30' 14 30' 83 10 30' 11 30' 12 30' 13 30' 88 87 86 85 84 10 30' 11 30' 12 30' 13 30' Isla Momotombito Isla del Maiz Grande Isla Zapatera Isla de Ometepe Archipielago de Solentiname Isla Meanguera Isla Conchaguita HONDURAS EL SALVADOR COSTA RICA NICARAGUA NICARAGUA Lago de Apanas Villa de San Antonio Santa Marta Villa de San Francisco Columbus Mine Tuapi Bonanza PUERTO CABEZAS La Constancia La Rosita Karata Rio Wany Baka Wiwili Palmera Wounta San Antonio PRINZAPOLCA Makantaka San Francisco San Pedro del Norte Somotillo Rio Grande Rio Blanco Tapales Matagalpa El Tanque Matiguas Tasbapauni Nauawas La Fe Set Net Tabalwas Kukra Hill Cara de Mono El Transito San Ubaldo San Miguelito San Juan del Sur El Castillo Comayagua Talanga Danli El Paraiso Xalaguina San Lorenzo Alianza Nacaome Choluteca San Marcos de Colon La Union Jalapa Corinto Santa Rosa de Lima Cedeno El Viejo Chichigalpa Esteli Ciudad Dario Leon Villa Nueva Granada Boaco Juigalpa Malacatoya Puerto Momotombo Managua Villa Salvadorita Puerto Sandino Diriamba Masatepe Masaya Tipitapa Nagarote Mateare Nandaime Jinotepe Alta Gracia Casares Rivas Pica Pica Sardinal Liberia Bagaces Upala San Rafael Los Chiles Colonia Guinea Trinidad Punta Gorda Bluefields San Juan de Flores Tegucigalpa Moroceli Yuscaran La Paz Somoto Duyure Ocotal San Sebastian de Yali Jinotega El Triunfo Mina El Limon Chinandega Corinto Acoyapa Morrito Veracruz Cardenas Colon La Cruz NI-01 NI-02 NI-02 NI-03 NI-03 NI-09 NI-09 NI-10 NI-10 NI-05 NI-04 NI-06 NI-06 NI-07 NI-08 NI-08 CR-01 CR-03 CR-05 0 50 100 kilometers CR-04 A 85 45' 85 45' 11 30' 11 45' 12 00' 12 15' 12 30' Isla Momotombito Isla Zapatera Nagarote Mateare Tipitapa Malacatoya Masaya Granada Masatepe Diriamba Jinotepe Nandaime Pica Pica Casares Veracruz NI-02 NI-05 NI-03 NI-03 NI-09 NI-09 NI-06 NI-06 NI-07 NI-07 NI-04 NI-08 NI-08 NI-10 NI-10 A 0 25 kilometers Puerto Momotombo Managua 86 00' 86 15' 86 30' 86 45' 11 30' 86 45' 86 30' 86 15' 86 00' 11 45' 12 00' 12 15' 12 30' 12 13 11 ? ? 1972 1772? 1931 1765? 1772? QUATERNARY FAULTS OF NICARAGUA LAS FALLAS CUATERNARIAS DE NICARAGUA NI-01 NI-02 NI-03 NI-04 NI-05 NI-06 NI-07 NI-08 NI-09 NI-10 <1.0 0.2-1.0 0.2-1.0 (?) 0.2-1.0 (?) 0.2-1.0 (?) 0.2-1.0 (?) 0.2-1.0 (?) 0.2-1.0 (?) <1.2 0.2-1.0 (?) <15 ka <15 ka <1.6 Ma <15 ka Historic (1931) Historic (1972) Historic (1650-1880, possibly 1765 or 1772) <15ka, possibly historic (1772?) <15 ka <15 ka Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Left-lateral Left-lateral Strike slip Strike slip Normal Not reported La Pelona fault zone La Paz Centro fault zone Mateare fault zone Asososca-Acahualinca and San Judas fault zone (Managua graben) Estadio fault Tiscapa fault Aeropuerto fault Unnamed faults, Eastern Managua graben Cofradia Fault, Eastern Managua graben Ochomogo fault zone Number Número Sense of movement (major/minor) Sentido de movimiento (mayor/menor) Name of structure Nombre de estructura MAP EXPLANATION TIME OF MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE SLIP RATE Historic (year) Holocene (<10,000 yrs) or post glacial (<15,000 yrs) Quaternary, undifferentiated (<1,600,000 yrs) > 5 mm/yr 1-5 mm/yr < 1 mm/yr QUALITY Continuous at map scale Poor or discontinuous at map scale Inferred or concealed STRUCTURE TYPE Thrust or reverse fault (teeth on upper block) Strike-slip fault (sense unknown) Right-lateral (dextral) strike-slip fault Left-lateral (sinistral) strike-slip fault Normal fault SIMBOLOGIA DEL MAPA EDAD DE ULTIMA RUPTURA SUPERFICIAL TASA DE DESPLAZAMIENTO CALIDAD Continua a la escala del mapa Pobre o discontinua a la escala del mapa Inferida u oculta TIPO DE ESTRUCTURA 1972 1972 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT OFR 00-437 Pamphlet accompanies map Digital data prepared with ARC/INFO version 7.2.1 running under Solaris version 2.7 on a Unix workstation. Last revision July, 2000. Map prepared by L.-A. Bradley using Adobe Illustrator version 9.0. Last revision September 2000. This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. This map was produced on request, directly from digital files, on an electronic plotter. It is also available as a PDF file at http://geology.cr.usgs.gov PLATE MOTION DATA No. Relative Velocity Moving Plate Fixed Plate Location Direction (Azimuth) 1 2 3 88.4 W/10.7 N 88.4 W/16.6 N 89.4 W/16.0 N Caribbean Caribbean North America Cocos North America Caribbean 13.2 cm 0.3 cm 0.3 cm 320 43 226 17˚ ˚ 0 50 100 km Nicaragua Costa Rica Honduras El Salvador Guatemala Belize 1 2 3 COCOS PLATE CARIBBEAN PLATE NORTH AMERICAN PLATE 10 17 16 15 14 90 89 88 87 86 85 82 83 84 Map of Quaternary faults in the vicinity of Managua, Nicaragua A project of International Lithosphere Program Task Group II-2, Major Active Faults of the World A cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Institute of Geosciences, University of Panama Data compiled by Hugh Cowan and Xavier Amador. Digital representation by Karen S. Morgan and Richard L. Dart. Graphical representation by Lee-Ann Bradley. Project coordination by Michael N. Machette (Co-chairman, ILP Task Group II-2). 2000 Scale 1:750,000 Mercator Projection (Longitude of central meridian, 85 W; latitude of true scale, 0; Clarke 1866 spheroid)
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Isla Momotombito
Isla del Maiz Grande
Isla Zapatera
Isla de Ometepe
Archipielago deSolentiname
Isla Meanguera
Isla Conchaguita
HONDURAS EL SALVADOR
COSTA RICA
NICARAGUA
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Columbus MineTuapi
BonanzaPUERTO CABEZAS
La ConstanciaLa Rosita Karata
Rio Wany Baka
Wiwili
Palmera Wounta
San Antonio PRINZAPOLCA
Makantaka
San Francisco
San Pedro del Norte
Somotillo
Rio GrandeRio Blanco
TapalesMatagalpaEl Tanque
Matiguas
Tasbapauni
Nauawas
La Fe
Set Net
Tabalwas
Kukra HillCara de Mono
El Transito
San Ubaldo
San Miguelito
San Juan del Sur
El Castillo
Comayagua
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AlianzaNacaome
Choluteca
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La Union
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Chichigalpa
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Boaco
JuigalpaMalacatoya
PuertoMomotombo
Managua
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DiriambaMasatepe
Masaya
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Nagarote
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Jinotepe
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Casares
Rivas
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Liberia
Bagaces
Upala
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Los Chiles
Colonia Guinea
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Bluefields
San Juan de Flores
TegucigalpaMoroceli
Yuscaran
La Paz
Somoto
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Ocotal
San Sebastian de Yali
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Chinandega
Corinto
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QUATERNARY FAULTS OF NICARAGUALAS FALLAS CUATERNARIAS DE NICARAGUA
NI-01NI-02NI-03NI-04
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<1.0 0.2-1.00.2-1.0 (?)0.2-1.0 (?)
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0.2-1.0 (?)<1.20.2-1.0 (?)
<15 ka<15 ka<1.6 Ma<15 ka
Historic (1931)Historic (1972)Historic (1650-1880, possibly 1765 or 1772)<15ka, possibly historic (1772?)<15 ka<15 ka
UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Left-lateralLeft-lateralStrike slip
Strike slipNormalNot reported
La Pelona fault zoneLa Paz Centro fault zoneMateare fault zoneAsososca-Acahualinca and San Judas fault zone (Managua graben)Estadio fault Tiscapa fault Aeropuerto fault
Unnamed faults, Eastern Managua grabenCofradia Fault, Eastern Managua grabenOchomogo fault zone
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Número
Sense of movement(major/minor)
Sentido de movimiento(mayor/menor)
Name of structure
Nombre de estructura
MAP EXPLANATION
TIME OF MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE
SLIP RATE
Historic (year)
Holocene (<10,000 yrs) or post glacial (<15,000 yrs)
Quaternary, undifferentiated (<1,600,000 yrs)
> 5 mm/yr
1-5 mm/yr
< 1 mm/yr
QUALITY
Continuous at map scale
Poor or discontinuous at map scale
Inferred or concealed
STRUCTURE TYPE
Thrust or reverse fault (teeth on upper block)
Strike-slip fault (sense unknown)
Right-lateral (dextral) strike-slip fault
Left-lateral (sinistral) strike-slip fault
Normal fault
SIMBOLOGIA DEL MAPA
EDAD DE ULTIMA RUPTURA SUPERFICIAL
TASA DE DESPLAZAMIENTO
CALIDAD
Continua a la escala del mapa
Pobre o discontinua a la escala del mapa
Inferida u oculta
TIPO DE ESTRUCTURA
1972 1972
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORU.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
OPEN FILE REPORTOFR 00-437
Pamphlet accompanies map
Digital data prepared with ARC/INFO version 7.2.1 running under Solaris version 2.7 on a Unix workstation. Last revision July, 2000.
Map prepared by L.-A. Bradley using Adobe Illustrator version 9.0.Last revision September 2000.
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
This map was produced on request, directly from digital files, on an electronic plotter. It is also available as a PDF file at http://geology.cr.usgs.gov
PLATE MOTION DATA
No. RelativeVelocity
Moving PlateFixed PlateLocation Direction(Azimuth)
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North America
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Caribbean
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Map of Quaternary faults in the vicinity of Managua, Nicaragua
A project of International Lithosphere Program Task Group II-2,Major Active Faults of the World
A cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Institute of Geosciences, University of Panama
Data compiled by Hugh Cowan and Xavier Amador. Digital representation by Karen S. Morgan and Richard L. Dart. Graphical representation by Lee-Ann Bradley. Project coordination by Michael N. Machette
(Co-chairman, ILP Task Group II-2).
2000
Scale 1:750,000 Mercator Projection(Longitude of central meridian, 85 W; latitude of true scale, 0; Clarke 1866 spheroid)
