Montería Fault

Montería Fault
Falla de Montería
Etymology	Montería
Coordinates	08°40′27″N 75°55′51″W
Country	Colombia
Region	Caribbean
State	Córdoba
Cities	Montería
Characteristics
Range	Sinu-San Jacinto Basin
Part of	Andean thrust faults
Length	202.2 km (125.6 mi)
Strike	010 ± 4
Dip	East
Dip angle	High
Displacement	<0.2 mm (0.0079 in)/yr
Tectonics
Plate	North Andean
Status	Inactive
Type	Thrust fault
Movement	Reverse
Age	Quaternary
Orogeny	Andean

The Montería Fault (Spanish: Falla de Montería) is a thrust fault in the department of Córdoba in northern Colombia. The fault has a total length of 202.2 kilometres (125.6 mi) and runs along an average north-northwest to south-southeast strike of 010 ± 4 in the Sinú-San Jacinto Basin.

Etymology

The fault is named after Montería.

Description

The fault is located in the northwest corner of the country. It extends through the Sinú Valley and passes close to the city of Montería. The fault places upper Tertiary rocks of the Sinú Belt (to the west) against lower Tertiary rocks of the San Jacinto Belt (to the east). To the north, the fault is covered by young alluvial deposits.

See also

• List of earthquakes in Colombia
• Bucaramanga-Santa Marta Fault
• Romeral Fault System

References

Bibliography

• Paris, Gabriel; Michael N. Machette; Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller. 2000. Map and Database of Quaternary Faults and Folds in Colombia and its Offshore Regions, 1–66. USGS. Accessed 2017-09-18.
• Paris, Gabriel; Michael N. Machette; Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller. 2000. Map of Quaternary Faults and Folds of Colombia and Its Offshore Regions, 1. USGS. Accessed 2017-09-18.