Armenia Fault
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The Armenia Fault (Spanish: Falla de Armenia) is an oblique sinistral strike-slip fault in the department of Quindío in west-central Colombia. The fault is part of the megaregional Romeral Fault System and has a total length of approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) and runs along an average northwest to southeast strike of 023.2 ± 11 in the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The fault shows Holocene activity with a surface rupture produced in 2001.
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Armenia Fault | |
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Falla de Armenia | |
Etymology | Armenia |
Coordinates | 04°28′45″N 75°42′21″W |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Andean |
State | Quindío |
Cities | Armenia |
Characteristics | |
Range | Central Ranges, Andes |
Part of | Romeral Fault System |
Length | ~32 km (20 mi) |
Strike | 023.2 ± 11 |
Dip | Very high |
Dip angle | West |
Displacement | 0.1 mm (0.0039 in)/yr |
Tectonics | |
Plate | North Andean |
Status | Active |
Type | Oblique strike-slip fault |
Movement | Normal sinistral |
Age | Quaternary |
Orogeny | Andean |
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