Palestina Fault
The Palestina Fault (Spanish: Falla de Palestina) is a regional sinistral oblique thrust fault in the departments of Antioquia, Caldas and Bolívar in central Colombia. The fault has a total length of 369.6 kilometres (229.7 mi) and runs along an average north-northeast to south-southwest strike of 017.8 ± 11 along the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes.
| Palestina Fault | |
|---|---|
| Falla de Palestina | |
| Named by | Feininger |
| Year defined | 1970 |
| Coordinates | 05°57′02″N 74°56′17.2″W |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Andean |
| State | Antioquia, Bolívar, Caldas |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Central Ranges, Andes |
| Part of | Andean oblique faults |
| Length | 369.6 km (229.7 mi) |
| Strike | 017.8 ± 11 |
| Dip | West |
| Dip angle | Moderate to high |
| Displacement | 0.2–1 mm (0.0079–0.0394 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Inactive |
| Type | Oblique thrust fault |
| Movement | Sinistral reverse |
| Age | Neogene to Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Volcanic Zone Andean Volcanic Belt |
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