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CCAF-DB: the Caribbean and Central American active fault database
Richard Styron
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Global Earthquake Model Foundation, Via Adolfo Ferrata 1, Pavia 27100, Italy
Julio García-Pelaez
Global Earthquake Model Foundation, Via Adolfo Ferrata 1, Pavia 27100, Italy
Marco Pagani
Global Earthquake Model Foundation, Via Adolfo Ferrata 1, Pavia 27100, Italy
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The Caribbean and Central American region is both tectonically active and densely populated, leading to a large population that is exposed to earthquake hazards. Until now, no comprehensive fault data covering the region have been available. We present a new public fault database for Central America and the Caribbean that synthesizes published studies with new mapping from remote sensing to provide fault sources for the CCARA seismic hazard and risk analysis project and to aid future research.
The Caribbean and Central American region is both tectonically active and densely populated,...
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