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The San Agustin fault system of southern Peru

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN AGUSTIN, CASILLA 23, AREQUIPA, Peru
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM, 5241 BROAD BRANCH ROAD, N W, WASHINGTON 15, D. C.
CARNEGIE FELLOW FROMGEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE TOKYO UNIVERSITY, TOKYO, Japan

Abstract

A study of the hypocentral location of 133 small earthquakes in southern Peru reveals the existence of a vertical fault zone parallel to, and west of, the axis of the Andes chain. This zone is named the San Agustin fault zone in honor of the University where the work was done.

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