Guáitara Fault
Andean Volcanic Belt
The Guáitara Fault (Spanish: Falla de Guáitara) is a dextral strike-slip fault in the department of Nariño in southwestern Colombia. The fault has a total length of 36.1 kilometres (22.4 mi) and runs along an average northeast to the southwest strike of 044.1 ± 4 in the Western Ranges of the Colombian Andes.
Etymology
The fault is named after the Guáitara River in Nariño.[1]
Description
The Guáitara Fault is in the Nariño Department of southwestern Colombia, crossing the Western Ranges of the Colombian Andes and to the south of the city of Pasto. The fault offsets Neogene volcanic rocks. The fault is believed to extend south into the Republic of Ecuador and may be part of the megaregional Romeral Fault System. The fault forms well-developed deep V-shaped valleys, linear topographic features, fault-controlled drainage, deflected streams, and elongated hills.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Paris et al., 2000, p.56
Bibliography
- Paris, Gabriel; Michael N. Machette; Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller. 2000a. Map and Database of Quaternary Faults and Folds in Colombia and its Offshore Regions, 1–66. USGS. Accessed 2017-09-18.
Maps
- Paris, Gabriel; Michael N. Machette; Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller. 2000b. Map of Quaternary Faults and Folds of Colombia and Its Offshore Regions, 1. USGS. Accessed 2017-09-18.
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- Chibcha
- Tahamí
- Caribe
- La Guajira
- Arquía
- Quebradagrande
- Anacona
- Amazonian Craton
- Río Negro-Juruena
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)
faults
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earthquakes
- Andean
- Famatinian
- Sunsás
- Rondônia-Juruá
- Tapajós
- Transamazonian
- Carajas-Imataca
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.