Guáitara Fault
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| Guáitara Fault | |
|---|---|
| Falla de Guáitara | |
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| Etymology | Guáitara River |
| Coordinates | 00°53′50″N 77°31′54″W / 0.89722°N 77.53167°W |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Andean |
| State | Nariño |
| Cities | Ipiales |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Western Ranges, Andes |
| Part of | Andean strike-slip faults |
| Length | 36.1 km (22.4 mi) |
| Strike | 044.1 ± 4 |
| Dip | East |
| Dip angle | High |
| Displacement | <0.2 mm (0.0079 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Inactive |
| Type | Strike-slip fault |
| Movement | Dextral |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
| Volcanic arc/belt | North Volcanic Zone 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.
The fault is named after the Guáitara River in Nariño.[1]
