Montería Fault

Falla de Montería

Etymology| Montería
Coordinates| 08°40′27″N 75°55′51″W﻿ / ﻿8.67417°N 75.93083°W﻿ / 8.67417; -75.93083
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

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The fault is named after Montería.[1]

## Description

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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.[1]

## See also

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* Colombia portal
* Earth sciences portal
* Geology portal

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

## References

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1. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000, p.12

### Bibliography

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

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Tectonism in Colombia

Tectonic plates|

* Caribbean plate
* Coiba plate
* Malpelo plate
* North Andes plate
* Panama plate
* South American plate

Terranes|

* Chibcha
* Tahamí
* Caribe
* La Guajira
* Arquía
* Quebradagrande
* Anacona
* Amazonian Craton
* Río Negro-Juruena

Terrane-bounding
fault systems|

* Bagre Norte
* Bucaramanga–Santa Marta (BSF)
* Cimitarra
* Cucuana
* Eastern Frontal (EFS)
* Afiladores
* Algeciras
* Garzón-Pitalito
* Guaicáramo
* Guayuriba
* Mocoa
* San Pedro-Cumaral
* Servitá-Santa María
* Sibundoy
* Suazá
* Yopal
* Boconó
* Mulato-Getudo
* Oca
* Otú Norte
* Palestina
* Romeral (RFS)
* Armenia
* Buesaco-Aranda
* Córdoba-Navarco
* Montenegro
* Paraíso
* Piendamó
* Rosas-Julumito

Intraterrane
faults|

| Chibcha|

* Bituima–La Salina
* Bogotá
* Caño Tomás
* Chitagá-Pamplona
* La Dina
* Honda
* Ibagué
* Irlanda
* La Macarena
* La Plata
* Suárez
* Tarra
* Usme
* Vianí

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Tahamí|

* Espiritú Santo
* Uramita

Caribe|

* Abriaquí
* Argelia
* Bagre Norte
* Bahía Solano
* Cañasgordas
* Cauca
* Garrapatas
* Murindó
* Murrí
* Mutatá
* Montería
* Naya-Micay
* Piedrancha
* Remolino-El Charco
* Santa Rita
* El Tambor
* Toro
* Tucurá
* Unguía
* Urrao

La Guajira|

* Cuisa

Other terranes|

* Meta
* Dagua-Calima
* Guáitara
* Morronegro-Las Mercedes

Major
earthquakes|

* 1646
* 1743
* 1785
* 1827
* 1834
* 1868
* 1875
* 1906
* 1917
* 1936
* 1958
* 1962
* 1967
* 1970 (1)
* 1970 (2)
* 1979 (1)
* 1979 (2)
* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* 1992
* 1994
* 1995 (1)
* 1995 (2)
* 1996
* 1999
* 2004
* 2007
* 2008
* 2012
* 2013 (2)
* 2015
* 2016 (1)
* 2016 (2)

Orogenies|

* Andean
* Famatinian
* Sunsás
* Rondônia-Juruá
* Tapajós
* Transamazonian
* Carajas-Imataca

Other topics|

* Bucaramanga Nest
* Vichada Structure

Sources|

Paris, Gabriel; Machette, Michael N.; Dart, Richard L.; Haller, Kathleen M. (2000). Map and Database of Quaternary Faults and Folds in Colombia and its Offshore Regions (PDF). USGS. pp. 1–66. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

Gómez Tapias, Jorge; Montes Ramírez, Nohora E.; Almanza Meléndez, María F.; Alcárcel Gutiérrez, Fernando A.; Madrid Montoya, César A.; Diederix, Hans (2015). Geological Map of Colombia. Servicio Geológico Colombiano. pp. 1–212. Retrieved 2019-10-29.

Various authors (2014). Enciclopedia de desastres naturales históricos de Colombia (PDF). Universidad del Quindío. pp. 1–21. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

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