Earthquake Information
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Cerro Prieto Fault
TYPE OF FAULTING: right-lateral
LENGTH: 115 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Cerro Prieto, Delta, Sonora (all in Mexico)
LAST SURFACE RUPTURE: 1934, along southern half; otherwise, Quaternary
SLIP RATE: uncertain
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: unknown
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.5 - 7.5
OTHER NOTES: Difficult to trace in the alluvium of the Colorado River delta.
This fault is featured on the following map:
Southern Fault Map
