The Morón Fault System or Morón Fault Zone ( es, Falla Morón) is a complex of
geological faults located in northern
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
and the adjacent
Caribbean Sea
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. The fault system is of right-lateral
strike-slip. The fault forms part of the diffuse boundary between the
Caribbean and
South American
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tectonic plates.
The existence of this fault was hypothesized as early as 1888.
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See also
*Vargas tragedy
The Vargas tragedy was a natural disaster that occurred in Vargas State, Venezuela on 14–16 December 1999, when torrential rains caused flash floods and debris flows that killed tens of thousands of people, destroyed thousands of homes, and l ...
References
Geography of Miranda (state)
Geography of Vargas (state)
Seismic faults of Venezuela
Strike-slip faults
Venezuelan Coastal Range
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