PGK monthly meeting and ALV

Our guest speaker will be Richard Wessels (Phd student University Utrecht) and he will give a talk about: “Geology of Haiti: The curious case of the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault Zone”.

After the lecture we will have a buffet dinner at Hathor – this is free but registration is required, click here to register. Registration deadline 11 Februari

Program:
17:00-18:00 hrs: Social hour
18:00-18:30 hrs: Annual General Meeting
18:30-19:00 hrs: Lecture
19:00 hrs onwards: Buffet dinner at Hathor

Abstract:

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In the afternoon of January 12th 2010, the region around Port-au-Prince in Haiti was struck by an Mw 7.0 earthquake resulting in widespread destruction and fatalities. The event occurred on a satellite fault along the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault Zone (EPGFZ), which is a plate-bounding fault situated in the geologically complex northern Caribbean region. Studies into this fault system conducted in the direct aftermath of the earthquake resulted in more questions than answers. In this talk I will present the results from a series of field campaigns conducted in southern Haiti, and our endeavors to understand the geological evolution of this hazardous and curious fault system