The Cordillera Blanca Fault Zone ( es, Falla Cordillera Blanca) is a system of geological faults located next to

Cordillera Blanca The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...

in the northern

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Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

. The fault is considered the most active one in northern Peru. The last time the fault ruptured was in the 1500s or before. The fault zone forms the western boundary of Cordillera Blanca Batholith.

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Geography of Ancash Region Structural geology Seismic faults of Peru {{struct-geology-stub