Walton fault zone

File:Gonâve microplate.png, showing the location of the Walton fault zone]]

The Walton fault zone is a major active left lateral (sinistral) strike-slip fault, forming part of the southern boundary to the Cayman Trough. It extends from the Mid-Cayman Rise spreading center in the west to Jamaica in the east. It has a total length of about 360 km and is formed of several sub-parallel strands. Together with the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone it forms the southern boundary of the Gonâve Microplate.{{Cite journal |last1=Rosencrantz M. |last2=Mann P. |title=SeaMARC II mapping of transform faults in the Cayman Trough, Caribbean Sea |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234047237 |journal=Geology |volume=19 |issue=7 |pages=690–691 |doi=10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0690:SIMOTF>2.3.CO;2|year=1991 |bibcode=1991Geo....19..690R }} It is associated with only moderate earthquakes with magnitudes of less than 6.{{Cite journal |last1=Salazar W. |last2=Brown L. |last3=Mannette G. |title=Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for Jamaica |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261831222 |journal=Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture |date=2013 |volume=7 |issue=9 |pages=1118–1140}}