Motagua-Polochic Fault
The Motagua-Polochic Fault , named after the Motagua and Polochic Rivers , is a left-handed transform fault that stretches from the south of the Mexican state of Chiapas through Guatemala to Belize and further into the Caribbean Sea . It represents part of the boundary between the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate . In the sea, it merges into the Cayman Rifts . The Motagua Polochic Fault has been blamed for several major earthquakes in Guatemala's history, including the one on February 4, 1976.
Web links
- Datapages, Volume 28 (1978)
- Lodolo, E., Menichetti, M., Guzmán-Speziale, M., Giunta, G. & Zanolla, C. (2009): Deep structural setting of the North American-Caribbean plate boundary in eastern Guatemala. Geofísica Internacional, 48 (3), 263-277. Online version
- USGS Map