Honda Fault
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| Honda Fault | |
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| Falla de Honda | |
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| Etymology | Honda |
| Coordinates | 05°22′50″N 74°41′44″W / 5.38056°N 74.69556°W |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Andean |
| State | Caldas, Cundinamarca, Tolima |
| Cities | Honda |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Middle Magdalena Valley |
| Part of | Andean oblique faults |
| Length | 187.3 km (116.4 mi) |
| Strike | 016.6 ± 12 |
| Dip | East |
| Dip angle | unknown |
| Displacement | <1 mm (0.039 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Inactive |
| Type | Oblique strike-slip fault |
| Movement | Reverse sinistral |
| Rock units | Honda Group, Mesa Formation |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
The Honda Fault (Spanish: Falla de Honda is a reverse sinistral oblique strike-slip fault in the departments of Tolima, Caldas and Cundinamarca in central Colombia. The fault has a total length of 187.3 kilometres (116.4 mi) and runs along an average north-northeast to south-southwest strike of 016.6 ± 12 in the Middle Magdalena Valley.
