88� 87� 86� 85� 84� 83� 14� 30'14� 30'
83�
10� 30'
11� 30'
12� 30'
13� 30'
88� 87� 86� 85� 84�
10� 30'
11� 30'
12� 30'
13� 30'
Isla Momotombito
Isla del Maiz Grande
Isla Zapatera
Isla de Ometepe
Archipielago deSolentiname
Isla Meanguera
Isla Conchaguita
HONDURAS EL SALVADOR
COSTA RICA
NICARAGUA
NICARAGUA
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Villa de San Antonio Santa Marta
Villa de San Francisco
Columbus MineTuapi
BonanzaPUERTO CABEZAS
La ConstanciaLa Rosita Karata
Rio Wany Baka
Wiwili
Palmera Wounta
San Antonio PRINZAPOLCA
Makantaka
San Francisco
San Pedro del Norte
Somotillo
Rio GrandeRio Blanco
TapalesMatagalpaEl Tanque
Matiguas
Tasbapauni
Nauawas
La Fe
Set Net
Tabalwas
Kukra HillCara de Mono
El Transito
San Ubaldo
San Miguelito
San Juan del Sur
El Castillo
Comayagua
Talanga
Danli
El Paraiso
XalaguinaSan Lorenzo
AlianzaNacaome
Choluteca
San Marcos de Colon
La Union
Jalapa
Corinto
Santa Rosa de Lima
Cedeno
El Viejo
Chichigalpa
Esteli
Ciudad Dario
Leon
Villa Nueva
Granada
Boaco
JuigalpaMalacatoya
PuertoMomotombo
Managua
Villa Salvadorita
Puerto Sandino
DiriambaMasatepe
Masaya
Tipitapa
Nagarote
Mateare
Nandaime
Jinotepe
AltaGracia
Casares
Rivas
PicaPica
Sardinal
Liberia
Bagaces
Upala
San Rafael
Los Chiles
Colonia Guinea
Trinidad
Punta Gorda
Bluefields
San Juan de Flores
TegucigalpaMoroceli
Yuscaran
La Paz
Somoto
Duyure
Ocotal
San Sebastian de Yali
Jinotega
El Triunfo
Mina El Limon
Chinandega
Corinto
Acoyapa
Morrito
Veracruz
Cardenas
Colon
La Cruz
NI-01
NI-02
NI-02
NI-03
NI-03
NI-09
NI-09
NI-10
NI-10
NI-05
NI-04NI-06
NI-06
NI-07
NI-08
NI-08
CR-01
CR-03
CR-05
0 50 100 kilometers
CR-04
A
85� 45'
85� 45'
11� 30'
11� 45'
12� 00'
12� 15'
12� 30'
Isla Momotombito
Isla Zapatera
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MateareTipitapa
Malacatoya
Masaya
Granada
Masatepe
Diriamba Jinotepe
Nandaime
Pica PicaCasares
Veracruz
NI-02
NI-05
NI-03
NI-03
NI-09
NI-09
NI-06
NI-06
NI-07
NI-07
NI-04
NI-08
NI-08
NI-10
NI-10
A
0 25 kilometers
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Managua
86� 00'86� 15'86� 30'86� 45'11� 30'
86� 45' 86� 30' 86� 15' 86� 00'
11� 45'
12� 00'
12� 15'
12� 30'
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1972
1772?
1931
1765?1772?
QUATERNARY FAULTS OF NICARAGUALAS FALLAS CUATERNARIAS DE NICARAGUA
NI-01NI-02NI-03NI-04
NI-05NI-06NI-07
NI-08NI-09NI-10
<1.0 0.2-1.00.2-1.0 (?)0.2-1.0 (?)
0.2-1.0 (?)0.2-1.0 (?)0.2-1.0 (?)
0.2-1.0 (?)<1.20.2-1.0 (?)
<15 ka<15 ka<1.6 Ma<15 ka
Historic (1931)Historic (1972)Historic (1650-1880, possibly 1765 or 1772)<15ka, possibly historic (1772?)<15 ka<15 ka
UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Left-lateralLeft-lateralStrike slip
Strike slipNormalNot reported
La Pelona fault zoneLa Paz Centro fault zoneMateare fault zoneAsososca-Acahualinca and San Judas fault zone (Managua graben)Estadio fault Tiscapa fault Aeropuerto fault
Unnamed faults, Eastern Managua grabenCofradia Fault, Eastern Managua grabenOchomogo fault zone
Number
Número
Sense of movement(major/minor)
Sentido de movimiento(mayor/menor)
Name of structure
Nombre de estructura
MAP EXPLANATION
TIME OF MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE
SLIP RATE
Historic (year)
Holocene (<10,000 yrs) or post glacial (<15,000 yrs)
Quaternary, undifferentiated (<1,600,000 yrs)
> 5 mm/yr
1-5 mm/yr
< 1 mm/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)
Strike-slip fault (sense unknown)
Right-lateral (dextral) strike-slip fault
Left-lateral (sinistral) strike-slip fault
Normal fault
SIMBOLOGIA DEL MAPA
EDAD DE ULTIMA RUPTURA SUPERFICIAL
TASA DE DESPLAZAMIENTO
CALIDAD
Continua a la escala del mapa
Pobre o discontinua a la escala del mapa
Inferida u oculta
TIPO DE ESTRUCTURA
1972 1972
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORU.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
OPEN FILE REPORTOFR 00-437
Pamphlet accompanies map
Digital data prepared with ARC/INFO version 7.2.1 running under Solaris version 2.7 on a Unix workstation. Last revision July, 2000.
Map prepared by L.-A. Bradley using Adobe Illustrator version 9.0.Last revision September 2000.
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 descriptive purposes and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
This map was produced on request, directly from digital files, on an electronic plotter. It is also available as a PDF file at http://geology.cr.usgs.gov
PLATE MOTION DATA
No. RelativeVelocity
Moving PlateFixed PlateLocation Direction(Azimuth)
123
88.4 W/10.7 N88.4 W/16.6 N89.4 W/16.0 N
CaribbeanCaribbean
North America
CocosNorth America
Caribbean
13.2 cm0.3 cm0.3 cm
320 43
226
17˚
˚
0 50 100 km
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Honduras
El Salvador
Guatemala
Belize
1
2
3
COCOSPLATE
CARIBBEANPLATE
NORTH AMERICANPLATE
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Map of Quaternary faults in the vicinity of Managua, Nicaragua
A project of International Lithosphere Program Task Group II-2,Major Active Faults of the World
A cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Institute of Geosciences, University of Panama
Data compiled by Hugh Cowan and Xavier Amador. Digital representation by Karen S. Morgan and Richard L. Dart. Graphical representation by Lee-Ann Bradley. Project coordination by Michael N. Machette
(Co-chairman, ILP Task Group II-2).
2000
Scale 1:750,000 Mercator Projection(Longitude of central meridian, 85 W; latitude of true scale, 0; Clarke 1866 spheroid)
