Bohol Fault System

BFS

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Bohol
Interest	Seismic
Area	Buenavista, Inabanga
Notification	October 20, 2013

Bohol Fault System, or also known as (BFS), is a reverse fault system in Bohol province, Philippines. This fault system contains two segments: the East Bohol Fault and the newly found North Bohol Fault, and generated a Magnitude 7.2 earthquake, that happened on October 15, 2013, on exact time 10:18.^[1]

The East Bohol fault is located in the south-western part of Bohol at Tagbilaran and the North Bohol fault is located in Inabanga.^[2]

Bohol fault segments

North Bohol fault

North Bohol fault or Inabanga fault is a reverse fault located at Brgy. Anonang, Inabanga, which was found on October 15, 2013, during the Bohol earthquake. Based on Phivolcs, a new fault when moves more than 300 years, (25 miles) and 100 kilometer same as the West Valley Fault. The North Bohol fault, shaped as a hanging wall and also known as the "Great Wall of Bohol", has become one of the tourist attractions in Bohol province.^[3]

East Bohol fault

The East Bohol fault is a dominantly strike slip fault located at the southern portion of Bohol province, opposite to the North Bohol fault.

North Bohol fault in Inabanga, Bohol

Bohol earthquake

The 2013 Bohol earthquake was a deadly earthquake that happened on October 15, 2013. The earthquake struck the provinces of Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Masbate and Leyte. Teresito Bacolcol discovered the new fault in the area of Inabanga and Clarin.

See also

• Chocolate Hills

References

1. Camille Diola (October 23, 2013). "Phivolcs discovers new fault system in Bohol quake". philstar.com. STAR Group of Publications. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
2. "North Bohol fault becomes tourist attraction". news.abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN Corporation. October 28, 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
3. Voltaire Tupaz (October 31, 2013). "Bohol's newfound fault: What's in a name?". rappler.com. Rappler. Retrieved 8 August 2016.