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The project aims to set up a new collaborative framework between specialists and young researchers from both sides of the Atlantic to improve geological knowledge and seismic hazard assessment (SHA) of two populated regions of Latin America. These are the Transmexican Volcanic belt (TMVB) and the Northern Southamerica Plate Boundary (NSAPB), which extends from Ecuador to Colombia and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). To do so, IGCP 669 will undertake three fundamental steps:

1. Firstly, data on the seismogenic potential of faults in these areas is gathered, discussed and selected. The most likely fault rupturing mechanisms will be discussed, which will lead us to focus the fieldwork on areas which are relevant to SHA but that lack information on key seismic parameters (slip rates, segmentation, complex versus simple ruptures, maximum expected earthquakes, etc.). 
2. Secondly, the incorporation of that knowledge on seismogenic fault models into the SHA will be conducted using existing Fault2SHA tools. This step will include the adaptation of those tools to these specific Latin American settings and the generation of new ones. 
3. Finally, results dissemination to society will be ensured by the participation of stakeholders from civil protection, geological surveys and other end-users through special meetings, training courses and on-line access that will allow us to keep track of progress and results.