Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 12
Articles | Volume 16, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2511-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2511-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 12
Research article
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30 Nov 2016
Research article |  | 30 Nov 2016

Seismic hazard in low slip rate crustal faults, estimating the characteristic event and the most hazardous zone: study case San Ramón Fault, in southern Andes

Nicolás P. Estay, Gonzalo Yáñez, Sebastien Carretier, Elias Lira, and José Maringue

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This paper develops a seismic hazard methodology for crustal faults without direct evidence of present activity. The knowledge of this fault type is important when faults are located closer than 10 km from a highly populated area. The San Ramón Fault, close to Santiago, the capital of Chile, was chosen to test this methodology. The main result is the identification of some areas (close to the fault) where damage would be severe if the expected earthquake occurs.
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