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Cordillera Blanca Fault Zone

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The Cordillera Blanca Fault Zone (Template:Lang-es) is a system of geological faults located next to Cordillera Blanca in the northern Peruvian Andes. The fault is considered the most active one in northern Peru. The last time the fault ruptured was in the 1500s or before.[1]

References

  1. ^ Siame, L.L.; Sébrier, M.; Bellier, O.; Bourles, D. (2006). "Can cosmic ray exposure dating reveal the normal faulting activity of the Cordillera Blanca Fault, Peru?". Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina. 61 (4). Asociación Geológica Argentina: 536–544. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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