Abstract:La falla Nortecubana es una estructura geológica extensa (~1.200 km), arqueada (cóncava al sur), segmentada (en 4 partes) y submarina, en el plano contemporáneo, sísmicamente activa, al norte de Cuba, y que constituye el límite septentrional del megabloque. En el interior del megabloque hay varias estructuras lineales activas que siguen sus dos direcciones: 1) SO-NE -las fallas Consolación del Norte, Guane y Pinar-; 2) NO-SE -las fallas Cubitas, Las Villas y Tuinicú-. A ella se asocian terremotos históricos y … Show more
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