La Dina Fault
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| La Dina Fault | |
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| Falla La Dina, El Agrado-Betania Fault | |
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| Coordinates | 02°55′52″N 75°25′36″W / 2.93111°N 75.42667°W |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Andean |
| State | Huila, Tolima |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Central Ranges, Andes |
| Part of | Andean oblique faults |
| Length | 206.9 km (128.6 mi) |
| Strike | 032.9 ± 13 |
| Dip | West |
| Dip angle | 40-60 |
| Displacement | 0.2–1 mm (0.0079–0.0394 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Inactive |
| Type | Oblique thrust fault |
| Movement | Dextral reverse |
| Rock units | Honda Gp., Chicoral Gp., Olini Gp., Saldaña Fm. |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
La Dina Fault (Spanish: Falla La Dina) is a regional dextral oblique thrust fault in the departments of Huila and Tolima in southwestern Colombia. The fault has a total length of 206.9 kilometres (128.6 mi) and runs along an average northeast to southwest strike of 032.9 ± 13 in the Upper Magdalena Valley and the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes.
