OPEN FILE REPORT

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Text accompanies map

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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Map of Quaternary Faults of Bolivia

Mapa de Fallas Cuaternarias de Bolivia

A project of International Lithosphere Program Task Group II-2,

Major Active Faults of the World

Proyecto Internacional de la Litsfera, Grupo de Trabajo II-2,

Principales Fallas Activas del Mundo

A cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),

Research Institute for Development (IRD), and University of Chile (UC).

Un proyecto de cooperacin entre el U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),

Institut de Recherche pour le Dveloppement (IRD) y Universidad de Chile (UC).

Data compiled by Alain Lavenu (IRD) and Ricardo Thiele (UC).

Digital representation by Richard L. Dart (USGS).
Project coordination by Michael N. Machette (Co-chairman, ILP Task Group II-2).

Datos compilados por Alain Lavenu (IRD) y Ricardo Thiele (UC).

Representacin digital por Richard L. Dart (USGS).
Proyecto coordinado por Michael N. Machette (Co-chairman, ILP Grupo de Trabajo II-2).

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Scale 1:1,750,000
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection
(1st standard parallel, 1720'N; 2nd standard parallel, 2240'N; longitude of central meridian, 66W;
latitude of projections origin, 0; Clarke 1866 spheroid)

Escala 1:1.750.000
Proyeccin de Lambert Conformal Conic
(1st paralelo estndar, 1720'N; 2nd paralelo estndar, 2240'N; longitud de meridiano central, 66W;
latitud de escala verdadera 0; con base en el esferoide Clarke 1866)

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Scale 1 : 250,000
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection

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Achacachi

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Area of Inset
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La Paz
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Viacha

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Berenguela

Ayo Ayo

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Cochabamba

Colquiri
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Portachuelo

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Index map for Bolivia

Esquema de indice para Bolivia

Montero

Sacaba

Charaa

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Capinota

Santa Cruz

Rio Blanco

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QUATERNARY FAULTS OF BOLIVIA

FALLAS CUATERNARIAS DE BOLIVIA

Name of structure

Numer

Nombre de structuro

BO-01
BO-02

Fault east of Achacachi/Falla al este de Achacachi

Fault east of Peas/Falla este de Peas

Normal
Normal

<1.6 Ma
<15 ka

BO-03
BO-04
BO-05
BO-06

Kenko fault zone/Zona de falla Kenko

Llojeta fault/Falla de Llojeta
Amachuma fault/Falla de Amachuma
Quebrada Minasa fault/Falla Quebrada Minasa

Normal-sinistral
Normal-dextral
Normal-sinistral
Normal-dextral

<1.6 Ma
<1.6 Ma
<1.6 Ma
<1.6 Ma

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BO-08
BO-09
BO-10
BO-11
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Escoma fault/Falla Escoma

Viacha fault zone/Zona de falla de Viacha
Ayo Ayo fault/Falla de Ayo Ayo
Cuenca de Charaa fault/Falla Cuenca de Charaa
Tunari fault/Falla Tunari
Tarija fault/Falla de Tarija
Beni River fault/Falla del Ro Beni
Mandeyapecua fault/Falla Mandeyapecua

Normal
Normal
Normal-dextral
Normal
Normal-dextral
Normal
Normal
Reverse

<1.6 Ma
<1.6 Ma
<1.6 Ma
<1.6 Ma
<1.6 Ma
<1.6 Ma
<1.6 Ma
<1.6 Ma

Number

Sense of movement
(major/minor)
Sentido de movimiento
(mayor/menor)

Time of most recent movement

Slip rate
(mm/yr)
Tasa de movimiento
(mm/ao)

Edad del ltimo movimiento

Unknown/desconocida
Unknown, probably <0.125;
desconocida, probablemente <0.125
<0.2
<0.2
Unknown/desconocida
Unknown, probably <0.2;
desconocida, probablemente <0.2
Unknown/desconocida
Unknown/desconocida
Unknown/desconocida
Unknown/desconocida
Unknown/desconocida
Unknown/desconocida
Unknown/desconocida
Unknown/desconocida

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Sucre

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MAP EXPLANATION

SIMBOLOGIA DEL MAPA

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Potosi

TIME OF MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE

EDAD DE ULTIMA RUPTURA SUPERFICIAL

Histrica (ao)

Holocene (<10,000 yrs) or post glacial (<15,000 yrs)

Holocena (<10,000 aos) o post glacial (<15,000 aos)

Quaternary, undifferentiated (<1,600,000 yrs)

Cuaternaria, sin diferenciar (<1,600,000 aos)

Historic (year)

SLIP RATE

TASA DE MOVIMIENTO

> 5 mm/ao

1-5 mm/yr

1-5 mm/ao

< 1 mm/yr (or unknown)

< 1 mm/ao (o desconocida)

> 5 mm/yr

QUALITY

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150 km

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Digital data prepared with ARC/INFO version 7.2.1 running under

Solaris version 2.6 on a Unix workstation.
Last revision May 25, 2000.
Map prepared by L.-A. Bradley using Adobe Illustrator version 9.0.
Last revision September, 2000.
This map was produced on request, directly from digital files,
on an electronic plotter. It is also available as a PDF file at
http:/greenwood.cr.usgs.gov
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity
with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade,
product, or firm names is for discriptive purposes and does not imply
endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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Continuous at map scale

Continua a la escala del mapa

Poor or discontinuous at map scale

Pobre o discontinua a la escala del mapa

Inferred or concealed

Inferida u oculta

STRUCTURE TYPE
FAULTS

TIPO DE ESTRUCTURA
FALLAS

Thrust or reverse fault (teeth on upper block)

Falla inversa o corrimiento (tringulos en bloque superior)

Right-lateral (dextral) strike-slip fault

Falla de rumbo dextral

Left-lateral (sinistral) strike-slip fault

Falla de rumbo sinestral

Normal fault (bar and ball on downthrown block)

Falla normal (crculo en bloque hundido)

FOLDS

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Tarija

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AGU

Villamontes

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PLIEGUES

Anticline

Anticlinal

Syncline

Synclinal

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International
Lithosphere
Program
(ILP)

Research
Institute for
Development
(IRD)

University
of
Chile
(UC)

Programa
Internacional
de la Litsfera
(ILP)

Institut de
Recherche pour
le Dveloppement
(IRD)

Universidad
de
Chile
(UC)

UNIVERSIDAD
DE CHILE