Plantain Garden fault

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The Plantain Garden fault is a major strike-slip fault in eastern Jamaica that forms part of the active Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone responsible for significant seismic activity in the northern Caribbean.

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Plantain Garden fault canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active fault
geologic fault
strike-slip fault
activityStatus active
associatedProcess lateral plate motion accommodation
associatedWith Caribbean Plate
North American Plate
causes earthquakes in Jamaica
connectsTo Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone
surface form: Enriquillo fault system in Hispaniola
country Jamaica
extendsFrom southeastern Jamaica
faultZone Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone
geologicalProvince Caribbean
surface form: Caribbean region
hazardType seismic hazard
includedIn Caribbean plate boundary faults
knownFor significant seismic activity in the northern Caribbean
locatedIn eastern Jamaica
movementType strike-slip
orientation generally east–west trending
partOf Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone
Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone
surface form: Enriquillo–Plantain Garden–Walton fault system

Caribbean Plate boundary zone
surface form: northern Caribbean plate boundary zone
region northern Caribbean
relativeMotion left-lateral strike-slip
researchField geology
seismology
tectonics
seismicHazardFor Kingston Metropolitan Area
surface form: Kingston metropolitan area

eastern Jamaica
tectonicRole accommodates strike-slip motion between Caribbean and North American plates
tectonicSetting northern Caribbean plate boundary

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Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone segment Plantain Garden fault