Montería Fault
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| Montería Fault | |
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| Falla de Montería | |
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| Etymology | Montería |
| Coordinates | 08°40′27″N 75°55′51″W / 8.67417°N 75.93083°W |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| State | Córdoba |
| Cities | Montería |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Sinu-San Jacinto Basin |
| Part of | Andean thrust faults |
| Length | 202.2 km (125.6 mi) |
| Strike | 010 ± 4 |
| Dip | East |
| Dip angle | High |
| Displacement | <0.2 mm (0.0079 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Inactive |
| Type | Thrust fault |
| Movement | Reverse |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
The Montería Fault (Spanish: Falla de Montería) is a thrust fault in the department of Córdoba in northern Colombia. The fault has a total length of 202.2 kilometres (125.6 mi) and runs along an average north-northwest to south-southeast strike of 010 ± 4 in the Sinú-San Jacinto Basin.
