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**XiWm9O9S** · 01-16-2010, 05:26 PM

There are 2 faults in the north of DR, the North Hispaniola fault (offshore) & the Septentrional fault. I always thought the 2003 EQ was situated on the offshore fault?? 'The large north-south extent of the aftershock zone, the mainshock focal mechanism, and geologic evidence for an active fold-thrust belt offshore of Hispaniola indicate that the 2003 earthquake occurred on the south-dipping thrust fault mapped offshore of and beneath Puerto Plata.'

You seem to understand this TEMBLOR stuff. How about the short version on faults, stress points and other major points on temblors for us neophytes?

01-16-2010, 05:26 PM	#28
XiWm9O9S Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 400 Senior Member	There are 2 faults in the north of DR, the North Hispaniola fault (offshore) & the Septentrional fault. I always thought the 2003 EQ was situated on the offshore fault?? 'The large north-south extent of the aftershock zone, the mainshock focal mechanism, and geologic evidence for an active fold-thrust belt offshore of Hispaniola indicate that the 2003 earthquake occurred on the south-dipping thrust fault mapped offshore of and beneath Puerto Plata.' You seem to understand this TEMBLOR stuff. How about the short version on faults, stress points and other major points on temblors for us neophytes?
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