The interaction of the northern Nazca and southwestern Caribbean oceanic plates with
northwestern South America (NWSA) and the collision of the Panama‐Choco arc (PCA) …

Abstract Both the Caribbean and Nazca plates subduct beneath northwestern South
America. The configuration of the two subducted slabs and the nature of any interaction …

The northwestern corner of South America presents a highly complex geodynamical setting
including the convergence between South America, Nazca, and Caribbean plates; which …

The Caribbean plate is an enclosed oceanic basin whose formation and evolution are
controversial. In the most commonly accepted model, the Caribbean plate is mainly …

Seismic networks worldwide are designed to monitor seismic ground motion. This process
includes identifying seismic events in the signals, picking and associating seismic phases …

The Bucaramanga nest (BN) is an area of exceptionally strong intermediate-depth seismicity
localized in a narrow zone at 150–170 km depth beneath the continental plate in Colombia …

The crustal structure of the Merida Andes in southwestern Venezuela is crucial to our
understanding of both, the complex regional geodynamics of the northern part of South …

Abstract The Caribbean‐South America subduction zone is a flat subduction zone, with
Laramide‐style thick‐skinned uplifts occurring in the Merida Andes, Sierra de Perija Range …

The compositions of crustal magmas are powerful tools for understanding the formation and
differentiation of continents. However, the geochemical fingerprints that distinguish the two …

Abstract The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM) in northwestern Colombia is one of the
world's highest coastal mountains, with an elevation above 5 km. Gravity measurements …