El frente orogénico activo de Los Andes centrales a la latitud de la ciudad de Mendoza (32°50'-33°S)
; Giambiagi, Laura Beatriz
; Spagnotto, Silvana Liz
; Nacif Suvire, Silvina Valeria
; Mescua, Jose Francisco
; Toural Dapoza, Rafael 
Otros responsables
Fecha
05/2014
Editorial
Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería
Revista
Andean Geology
Título del libro
Nombre del evento
Fecha del evento
Institución organizadora
ISSN
0718-7092
eISSN
0718-7106
ISBN
Idioma
Español
Tipo del evento
Clasificación temática
Palabras clave
Resumen
El actual frente orogénico activo de los Andes Centrales abarca parte del piedemonte mendocino ubicado cerca de la ciudad capital donde habitan al menos 800.000 personas. A pesar de ello, se carece de un estudio integral de fallas activas de este sector como potenciales fuentes sismogénicas. El presente estudio intenta soslayar esta falencia caracterizando las principales estructuras activas e integrándolas en un modelo cinemático-estructural elaborado a partir de tres perfiles estructurales balanceados. La deformación pedemontana se caracteriza por una población de fallas compresivas de rumbo N-S a NNE-SSO, cuyo nivel de despegue se ubicaría en el basamento pre-Silúrico, constituyendo un frente emergente de piel gruesa. La serie de corrimientos imbricados con despegue ubicado a 10-11 km de profundidad corresponde a las fallas Melocotón y Divisadero Largo, que presentan expresión superficial, y a una falla ciega denominada Maure, interpretada a partir del modelo estructural. La falla ciega Maure transfiere su rechazo hacia un sistema de fallas retrovergentes de piel fina, con despegue dentro de los depósitos sinorogénicos neógenos, conformando de esta manera una zona de deformación triangular. Según los rasgos morfométricos de estos fallamientos los sismos máximos probables rondan entre magnitudes de 5.4 a 6.8 Mw. Co-existen fallas transcurrentes sinestrales de rumbo NO-SE que se encuentran cortando a las fallas retrovergentes del sistema Cerro de la Gloria. Los resultados obtenidos fueron contrastados con datos de subsuelo y resolución de mecanismos focales de sismos locales superficiales.
Current active front of the Central Andes comprises part of the western piedmont of the city of Mendoza, where more than 800,000 people are established. Despite this, a comprehensive study of active faults mainly as potential seismogenic sources is lacking in this crucial sector of the Andean foreland. The present study attempts to outwit this shortcoming by characterizing the main Quaternary structures and integrating them in a structural-kinematic model developed from three balanced structural cross-sections. The foreland deformation at the study area is characterized by a population of N-S to NNE striking reverse faults, whose detachment level will be located in the Pre Silurian basement, constituting a thick skin thrust front. The series of thrusts, rooted at a 10-11 km-depth detachment, corresponds to Melocotón and Divisadero Largo faults showing surficial expression, and a blind fault called Maure, inferred om the structural-kinematic model. The Maure blind fault transfers shortening to the west-vergent thin-skinned Cerro de la Gloria thrusts, thus forming a triangular deformation zone. According to morphometric features of these active faults, a probable maximum earthquake magnitude ranges from Mw 5.4 to 6.8. Furthermore, strike slip faults with NW-SE strike are cutting Cerro de la Gloria fault system. Results were contrasted with ground data and focal mechanisms of surficial local earthquakes.
Current active front of the Central Andes comprises part of the western piedmont of the city of Mendoza, where more than 800,000 people are established. Despite this, a comprehensive study of active faults mainly as potential seismogenic sources is lacking in this crucial sector of the Andean foreland. The present study attempts to outwit this shortcoming by characterizing the main Quaternary structures and integrating them in a structural-kinematic model developed from three balanced structural cross-sections. The foreland deformation at the study area is characterized by a population of N-S to NNE striking reverse faults, whose detachment level will be located in the Pre Silurian basement, constituting a thick skin thrust front. The series of thrusts, rooted at a 10-11 km-depth detachment, corresponds to Melocotón and Divisadero Largo faults showing surficial expression, and a blind fault called Maure, inferred om the structural-kinematic model. The Maure blind fault transfers shortening to the west-vergent thin-skinned Cerro de la Gloria thrusts, thus forming a triangular deformation zone. According to morphometric features of these active faults, a probable maximum earthquake magnitude ranges from Mw 5.4 to 6.8. Furthermore, strike slip faults with NW-SE strike are cutting Cerro de la Gloria fault system. Results were contrasted with ground data and focal mechanisms of surficial local earthquakes.
Colecciones
Aprobación
Revisión
Complementado por
Referenciado por
Licencia Creative Commons
Excepto donde se indique lo contrario, la licencia de este ítem se describe como by-nc-sa
