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MorphotectonicstudyofHispaniola
Geotectonics
September 2007, Volume 41, Issue5, pp 368391
M.O.Cotilla,D.Crdoba,M.Calzadilla
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Received: 23 November 2006
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1134/S0016852107050032

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Cotilla, M.O., Crdoba, D. & Calzadilla, M. Geotecton. (2007) 41: 368.
doi:10.1134/S0016852107050032
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Abstract
Geomorphologicalanaly sisaerialphotographsandgeomorphologic,
geological,geophy sical,topographical,andfieldstudiesshowthatthe
morphology ofHispaniolacanbelinkedtolateralv ariationsinthegeometry
andtectonismoftheCaribbeanNorthAmericanPlateBoundary Zone.Three
maincategoriesofthereliefwereestablished:territorialunits(1 megablock,2
macroblocks,1 4mesoblocks,209blocks,401 microblocks,and527
nanoblocks),morphostructuralalignments(4first,1 second,1 2third,and30
fourthrank),and1 6knotsbetweenmorphostructuralalignments(secondto
fourthrank).Themainseismicactiv ity isconcentratedonthefirstandsecond
ranklineaments,andsomeimportantepicentersarelocatedinthev icinity of
thelineamentintersections.Theoriginoftheearthquakesinthev icinity ofsuch
knotscanbeex plainedby theforcing/pushingofmacroblocksnortheastward.
Theex istenceofearthquakesalongthemainlineamentsmay beex plainedby
tensionorcompressioninarestrainingbendzone.Fromthecurrentstudy ,it
appearsthatearthquakeoccurrenceinHispaniolaisrelatedwiththestress
concentrationsinthev icinity ofmorphotectoniczones.Aseismotectonic
interpretationofHispaniolaisshownwherethreezonesex ist,eachofthemwith
adifferentactiv elev elanddimensions.
Thetex twassubmittedby theauthorsinEnglish.
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