Marikina Valley Fault System

Marikina Valley Fault System
Lower and upper fault plain along the West Valley Fault in Carmona, Cavite
Map of the Marikina Valley Fault System
showing relative motion and deformation
EtymologyMarikina
Named byPhilippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
Year defined2010
Coordinates14°38′N 121°5′E / 14.633°N 121.083°E / 14.633; 121.083
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon
CitiesWest: Marikina, Quezon City, Pasig, Taguig, Muntinlupa, General Mariano Alvarez, Carmona, Silang, San Pedro, Biñan, Santa Rosa, Cabuyao, Calamba
East: Rodriguez, San Mateo
Characteristics
SegmentsWest Valley Fault, East Valley Fault
Length146 km (91 mi)[1]
Displacement10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in)/yr
Tectonics
PlatePhilippine Sea Plate and Sunda Plate
StatusActive
Earthquakes1658[citation needed], 1771[citation needed]
TypeStrike-slip fault
MovementDextral
AgeGelasian
OrogenyLuzon-Mindoro-Palawan Orogeny
Volcanic arc/beltMacolod Corridor

The Marikina Valley Fault System, also known as the Valley Fault System (VFS), is a dominantly right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Luzon, Philippines.[2] It extends from Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan in the north and runs through the provinces of Rizal, and the Metro Manila cities of Quezon, Marikina, Pasig, Taguig and Muntinlupa, and the provinces of Cavite and Laguna that ends in Canlubang.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference schadow1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rimando, Rolly E.; Knuepfer, Peter L.K. (2004). "Neotectonics of the Marikina Valley fault system (MVFS) and tectonic framework of structures in northern and central Luzon, Philippines". Tectonophysics. 415 (1–4): 17–38. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2005.11.009.