Morphotectonic Study of the Greater Antilles
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| author | Cotilla, Mario Cordoba, Diego Nunez, Diana |
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| contents | The first morphotectonic model of the Greater Antilles is presented. The model is adjusted to the current dynamics between the Caribbean and North American plates. It is mainly elaborated by Rantsmans methodology. We determined 2 megablocks, 7 macroblocks, 42 mesoblocks, 653 microblocks and 1264 nanoblocks. They constitute a set of active blocks under rotation, uplifting and tilting movements. A total of 11 active knots of faults and 8 cells are the main articulation areas. The largest seismogenetic structures in the Northern Caribbean are an array of the active fault segments. The majority of them are in the Caribbean-North American Plate Boundary Zone, the Hispaniola has the most complex neotectonic structure associated with the central axis of the morphotectonic deformations in the region. |
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| spellingShingle | Morphotectonic Study of the Greater Antilles Cotilla, Mario Cordoba, Diego Nunez, Diana Geophysics The first morphotectonic model of the Greater Antilles is presented. The model is adjusted to the current dynamics between the Caribbean and North American plates. It is mainly elaborated by Rantsmans methodology. We determined 2 megablocks, 7 macroblocks, 42 mesoblocks, 653 microblocks and 1264 nanoblocks. They constitute a set of active blocks under rotation, uplifting and tilting movements. A total of 11 active knots of faults and 8 cells are the main articulation areas. The largest seismogenetic structures in the Northern Caribbean are an array of the active fault segments. The majority of them are in the Caribbean-North American Plate Boundary Zone, the Hispaniola has the most complex neotectonic structure associated with the central axis of the morphotectonic deformations in the region. |
| title | Morphotectonic Study of the Greater Antilles |
| topic | Geophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14826 |