El Cabalgamiento de El Ibor:una falla cuaternaria a 20 km de la Central Nuclear de Almaraz

  1. Gerardo de Vicente 1
  2. Rubén Díez Fernández 2
  1. 1 GEODESPAL, Facultad de C.C. Geológicas. Universidad Complutense de Madri
  2. 2 Instituto Geológico y Minero de Españ
Revista:
Geogaceta

ISSN: 0213-683X

Año de publicación: 2021

Número: 69

Páginas: 3-6

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Geogaceta

Resumen

A Quaternary overthrust is described, intersecting a sedimentary breccia covering the +5 m terrace of the Ibor River, at the western end of the Montes de Toledo. The resulting thrusting system has conditioned the location of fini-neogene alluvial fans ("raña"), so it has to be considered as active during the last 9 Ma. The associa- ted, superficial earthquake is estimated to range between M 6-6.5 in magnitude. The rupture is located less than 20 km from the Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant (Cáceres).