El Pilar Fault System

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File:January 2010 Venezuela earthquake intensity USGS.jpg
ShakeMap of the 2010 Venezuela earthquake that occurred along El Pilar Fault System.

The El Pilar Fault System (Spanish: Falla El Pilar) is a complex of geological faults located in state of Sucre in northern Venezuela. The fault system is of right-lateral strike-slip type and has an east-west orientation. Motion along the fault is largely transferred to the Warm Springs Fault in Trinidad Island.[1]

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