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Lago Bayano
Lago Gatun LagoAlajuela
COSTARICA
COLOMBIA
P AN
A
MÁ
BOCAS DEL TORO
COCLE
SAN BLAS
LOS SANTOS
VERAGUAS
CHIRIQUI Cordillera Central
COLON
DARIEN
COLON
Peninsula de Azuero
Peninsulade Burica
Peninsulade Sona
Islade Coiba
IslaJicaron
Isla deCebaco
Isla Parida
HERRERA
Archipielagode las Perlas
PANAMÁ
PANAMÁ
Golfo de Chiriqui
Golfo deSan Miguel
Mar Caribe
Golfo de Panamá
Golfo deUraba
Océano Pacifico
COLON
LA CHORRERA
BOQUETTE
DOLEGA
LA CONCEPCION
DAVID
PUERTOARMUELLES
AGUADULCE
SANTIAGO
CHITRE
PUERTOLIMON
PANAMÁ CITY
RIO SERENO
CHIRIQUIGRANDE
YAVIZA
PUERTO OBALDIA
ARENAS
MACARACAS
LAS MINAS
OCU
SONA
CAPIRA
TABOGA
VOLCAN
PEDREGAL
CERROPUNTA
EL TIRGE
CANITA
UATSI
ELENA
CHANGUINOLA
ALMIRANTE
PROGRESO
GOLFITO
TOLE
SANTA FE
EL COPE
PEDASI
LOSASIENTOS
TONOSI
PLAYA CORONADO
SANMIGUEL
GAMBOA
NOMBRE DE DIOS
EL REAL
JAQUÉ
LA PALMAALANJE
SAN MIGUELITO
CHEPO
EL PORVENIRPORTOBELO
PALMASBELLAS
LAS TABLAS
PASOCANOA
SAN ANDRES
BOCAS DEL TORO
MIGUEL DE LA BORDA
PENONOME
PA-14
PA-13b
PA-13a
PA-16
PA-05c
PA-15
PA-05a
PA-17
PA-16
PA-15PA-05b
PA-11aPA-06b
PA-07b PA-06a
PA-06cPA-07a PA-19
PA-10d
PA-17PA-10c
PA-11b
PA-10b
PA-07a
PA-07b
PA-22PA-10b
PA-11aPA-10a
CR-43
PA-12b
CR-45
PA-04
PA-12b
PA-11b
PA-14
PA-14
PA-14
PA-12b
PA-18
CR-48
PA-03(CR-47)
PA-01b
PA-01a
PA-20
PA-20PA-20
PA-20
PA-12b
PA-22
PA-20
CR-49
CR-50a
CR-50a
PA-09
CO-10
CO-10
CR-42(1991)
CR-41
PA-09
PA-09
PA-21
PA-02
PA-20
PA-12a (CR-50a)(1991)
PA-21
Pan
ama
Frac
ture
Zon
e (P
A-0
4)
Bal
boa
Frac
ture
Zon
e (P
A-0
8)
Coi
ba F
ract
ure
Zon
e
Colombian Trench
Area of Map A
0 50 100 kilometers
South Panama Deformed Belt (PA-09)
North Panama Deformed
Belt(P
A-12b
)
North Panama DeformedBelt (PA-12c)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORU.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
OPEN FILE REPORTOFR 98-779
Text accompanies map
MAP EXPLANATION
TIME OF MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE
SLIP RATE
Historic
Holocene (<10,000 yrs) or post glacial (<15,000 yrs)
Quaternary, undifferentiated (<1,600,000 yrs)
> 5 mm/yr
1-5 mm/yr
< 1mm/yr
QUALITY
Continuous at map scale
Poor or discontinuous at map scale
Inferred or concealed
STRUCTURE TYPE
Thrust or reverse fault (teeth on upper block)
Right-lateral (dextral) strike-slip fault
Left-lateral (sinistral) strike-slip fault
Normal fault
Anticline
Syncline
Plunge direction
SIMBOLOGIA DEL MAPA
EDAD DE ULTIMA RUPTURA SUPERFICIAL
TASA DE DESPLAZAMIENTO
Histórica (1991)
Holoceno (<10,000 años ) o post glacial (<15,000 años)
Cuaternario, undiferenciado (<1,600,000 años)
> 5 mm/año
1-5 mm/año
< 1mm/año (o desconocida)
CALIDAD
Continiua en la escala del mapa
Pobre o discontiniua en la escala del mapa
Inferida u ocolta
TIPO DE ESTRUCTURA
Falla inversa o corrimiento (triángulos en bloque superior)
Falla de rumbo dextral
Falla de rumbo sinistral
Falla normal (círculo en bloque nondido)
Anticlinal
Synclinal
Dirección y buzamiento del eje
PATTERNS
Broad deformed belts
Broad fracture zones
ESTAMPADOS
Zonas ancha deforma
Zonas ancha de fracturada
Mapa de Fallas y Pliegues Cuaternarios de Panamá y Regiones Oceanicas AdyacentesProyecto Internacional de la Litosfera, Grupo de Trabajo II-2,
Principales Fallas Activas del Mundo
Un proyecto de cooperación entre el U.S. Geological Survey, el Instituto de Geociencias de la Universidad de Panamá,la Agencia Sueca para Investigaciones Cooperatives con Naciones en Desarrollo (SAREC), y NORSAR, Norway
Datos compilados por Hugh Cowan, representacion digital por Richard L. Dart,y proyecto coordinado por Michael N. Machette (Co-chairman, ILP Grupo de Trabajo II-2)
1998
Escala 1:750,000 Proyección de Mercator(longitud de meridiano central, 80 W; latitud de escala verdadera 0 ; con base en el esferoide de Clarke 1886)
Map of Quaternary Faults and Folds of Panama and Its Offshore RegionsA project of International Lithosphere Program Task Group II-2,
Major Active Faults of the World
A cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Institute of Geosciences of the University of Panama,the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (SAREC), and NORSAR, Norway
Data compiled by Hugh Cowan, digital representation by Richard L. Dart,and project coordinated by Michael N. Machette (Co-chairman, ILP Task Group II-2)
1998
Scale 1:750,000 Mercator Projection(longitude of central meridian, 80 W; latitude of true scale 0 ; Clarke 1886 spheroid)
Digital data prepared with ARC/INFO version 7.1.2 running under Solaris version 2.5.1 on a Unix workstation.Last revision December 7, 1998.
Map prepared by L.-A. Bradley using Adobe Illustrator version 8.0.Last revision May 10, 1999.
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for discriptive purposes and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Approximate
Southern Limit
Approximate SouthernLim
it
Approximate Northern Limit
Approximate Southern Limit
Approximate Northern Limit
83 82 81 80 79 78 77
83
6
7
8
9
10
11
7
8
9
10
11 82 81 80 79 78 77
6
83 82 81 80 79 78 77
83 82 81 80 79 78
7
8
9
10
7
8
9
10
CO
LOM
BIA
PA
N
A
M Á
0 50 100 150 200 km
1Bocas del Toro
4Donoso
7Panamá Norte
10Ustupo
2David
5Santiago
8Panamá Sur
11La Palma
3Isla de Coiba
6Chitre
9Hoja
12Jaqué
Diagram of topographic map sheets for PanamaEsquema de hojas topográficas para Panamá
QUATERNARY FAULTS AND FOLDS OF PANAMA AND ITS OFFSHORE REGIONS
PA-01PA-01APA-01BPA-02
PA-03PA-04
PA-05PA-05APA-05BPA-05CPA-06PA-06APA-06BPA-06CPA-07PA-07APA-07BPA-08
PA-09
PA-10PA-10APA-10BPA-10CPA-10DPA-11PA-11APA-11BPA-12PA-12APA-12B
PA-12CPA-13PA-13APA-13BPA-14PA-15
PA-16PA-17
PA-18PA-19PA-20PA-21PA-22
Longitudinal fault zoneUnnamed sectionUnnamed sectionMadre Vieja Anticline
Medial fault zonePanama fracture zone
Unnamed series of faultsUnnamed sectionUnnamed sectionUnnamed sectionUnnamed faultsUnnamed sectionUnnamed sectionUnnamed sectionCentral and South Coiba fault zonesCentral Coiba fault zoneSouth Coiba fault zoneBalboa fracture zone
South Panama deformed belt
Unnamed fault systemRio Flores fault zoneUnnamed faultUnnamed faultUnnamed faultAzuero-Sona fault zoneAzuero-Sona faultUnnamed faultNorth Panama deformed beltLimón faultWestern section
Eastern sectionUnnamed fault systemUnnamed fault S. of Palmas BellasRio Gatun faultUnnamed fault systemUnnamed faults of theEast Panama deformed beltSanson Hills fault zonePirre Hills fault zone
Sambu fault zoneJaque River fault zoneUnnamed series of foldsSouthern Panama fault zoneColombian accretionary complex(deformation zone)
David (2)David (2)David (2)
David (2)Isla de Coiba (3) and
offshore
David (2)David (2)David (2)
Isla de Coiba (3)Isla de Coiba (3)Isla de Coiba (3)
Isla de Coiba (3)Isla de Coiba (3)Isla de Coiba (3) and
offshoreIsla de Coiba (3) and
offshore
Chitre (6)Chitre (6)Chitre (6)Chitre (6)
Chitre (6)Chitre (6)
Bocas del Toro (1)Bocas del Toro (1),
Donoso (4) and offshoreUstupo (10) and offshore
Donoso (4)Panamá Norte (7)Panamá Norte (7)Panamá Sur (8) and offshore
La Palma (11)Jaqué (12)
La Palma (11)Jaqué (12)Bocas del Toro (1)OffshoreOffshore
Probably <1.6 m.y.Probably <1.6 m.y.Possibly historic (1934), <15 k.y.
Probably <15 k.y.Historic (1934), <15 k.y. for zone
Probably <15 k.y.Probably <1.6 m.y.Probably <1.6 m.y.
<1.6 m.y.<1.6 m.y.<1.6 m.y.
Probably <1.6 m.y.Probably <1.6 m.y.<15 k.y. for entire zone
Probably <15 k.y. for entire belt
<1.6 m.y.<1.6 m.y.< 1.6 m.y.< 1.6 m.y.
Probably <1.6 m.y.<1.6 m.y.
Historic (1991)<15 k.y.
Historic (1882), <15 k.y. for section
<1.6 m.y.<1.6 m.y.<1.6 m.y.Probably <15 k.y. for entire belt
Probably <1.6 m.y.Possibly historic (1974),
<15 k.y. for zoneProbably <1.6 m.y.Probably <1.6 m.y.Historic (1991), <15 k.y. for seriesProbably historic, <15 k.y. for zoneProbably historic, <15 k.y. for zone
Probably <1Probably <1Probably >1
(uplift rate)Probably >10Probably >50
UnknownUnknownUnknown
UnknownUnknownUnknown
UnknownUnknownProbably >5
Probably 1-5
UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
UnknownUnknown
UnknownUnknown
Probably 1-5
UnknownProbably <1UnknownUnknown
UnknownUnknown
UnknownUnknownUnknownProbably >5>5
Number Name of structure †Primary topographic map sheet(number, see map below)
Time of most recentfaulting
Slip rate(mm/yr)
† From special series of 12 topographic maps at 1:250,000 scale entitled "Mapa General de la Republica de Panamá" (edition 10) by theInstituto Geografico Nacional "Tommy Guardia" (IGNTG), Ministerio de Obras Publicas, Panamá.
84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77
84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77
6
7
8
9
10
11
6
7
8
9
10
11
COSTA RICA
CO
LOM
BIA
PA
N
A
MÁ
PanamaCity
3
4
2
1
COCOSPLATE
CARIBBEANPLATE
NAZCAPLATE
1621(?)1991
18821822 19161904
1914
19411983
19741934
1976
19131925
1904
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Diagram of plate boundaries andmajor historical earthquakes for Panama
Esquema de límites de placas yterromotos historicos de major importancia para Panamá
RELATIVE PLATE MOTION
1234
Source: Kensaku Tamaki, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo1-15-1 Minamidai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 164, Japan ([email protected])
81.5 W/10.5 N83.5 W/7.5 N79.5 W/8.0 N79.0 W/6.5 N
South AmericaCaribbean
NazcaPanama
CaribbeanCocos
PanamaNazca
1.40 cm9.40 cm5.09 cm5.19 cm
105.64 29.94
252.60 72.64
No. Location Fixed Moving Velocity Direction
80 10' 80 00' 79 50' 79 40' 79 30'
80 10' 80 00' 79 50' 79 40' 79 30'
8 50'
9 00'
9 10'
9 20'
9 30'
8 50'
9 00'
9 10'
9 20'
9 30'
Map A
LagoGatun
LagoAlajuela
LA CHORRERA
COLON
PANAMÁCITY
PALMASBELLAS
GAMBOA
PA-14
PA-14
PA-13b
PA-13b
PA-14
PA-13a
PA-14
0 10 20 km
COLON
PANAMÁ
Mar Carib
e
Golfo d
e
Panam
á
