Remolino-El Charco Fault
02°11′41.9″N 78°25′57.0″W / 2.194972°N 78.432500°W / 2.194972; -78.432500Country 
ColombiaRegion Pacific/Chocó State Nariño Cities Tumaco Characteristics Part of Pacific strike-slip faults Length 148.7 km (92.4 mi) Strike 046.4 ± 6 Dip Vertical Displacement <0.2 mm (0.0079 in)/yr Tectonics Plate North Andean Status Inactive Type Strike-slip fault Movement Dextral Age Quaternary Orogeny Andean
ColombiaThe Remolino-El Charco Fault (Spanish: Falla de Remolino-El Charco) is a dextral strike-slip fault in the department of Nariño in Colombia. The fault has a total length of 148.7 kilometres (92.4 mi) and runs along an average northeast to southwest strike of 046.4 ± 6 in the Tumaco Basin along the Pacific Coast of Colombia.
Etymology
The fault is named after Remolino Grande and El Charco, Nariño.[1]
Description
The Remolino-El Charco Fault extends through the Pacific coastal lowlands and plains of Colombia to the east of the city of Tumaco. The fault begins in the southwesternmost point of Colombia and runs towards Guapi.[2] It is close to and parallels the coast. It displaces alluvial fan sediments of the Patía, Mira, and Telembí Rivers and some Pleistocene marine terraces. The fault appears to be a southern continuation of the Naya-Micay Fault. The fault has a very well defined fault line on aerial photographs and satellite images. Pattern of deflection of streams suggests west side of fault is up.[1]
See also
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References
- ^ a b Paris et al., 2000a, p.55
- ^ Paris et al., 2000b
Bibliography
- Paris, Gabriel; Michael N. Machette; Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller. 2000a. Map and Database of Quaternary Faults and Folds in Colombia and its Offshore Regions, 1–66. USGS. Accessed 2017-09-18.
Maps
- Paris, Gabriel; Michael N. Machette; Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller. 2000b. Map of Quaternary Faults and Folds of Colombia and Its Offshore Regions, 1. USGS. Accessed 2017-09-18.
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- Chibcha
- Tahamí
- Caribe
- La Guajira
- Arquía
- Quebradagrande
- Anacona
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- Río Negro-Juruena
fault systems
- Bagre Norte
- Bucaramanga-Santa Marta (BSF)
- Cimitarra
- Cucuana
- Eastern Frontal (EFS)
- Afiladores
- Algeciras
- Garzón-Pitalito
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- Sibundoy
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- Otú Norte
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faults
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earthquakes
- Andean
- Famatinian
- Sunsás
- Rondônia-Juruá
- Tapajós
- Transamazonian
- Carajas-Imataca
Paris, Gabriel; Machette, Michael N.; Dart, Richard L.; Haller, Kathleen M. (2000). Map and Database of Quaternary Faults and Folds in Colombia and its Offshore Regions (PDF). USGS. pp. 1–66. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
Gómez Tapias, Jorge; Montes Ramírez, Nohora E.; Almanza Meléndez, María F.; Alcárcel Gutiérrez, Fernando A.; Madrid Montoya, César A.; Diederix, Hans (2015). Geological Map of Colombia. Servicio Geológico Colombiano. pp. 1–212. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
Various authors (2014). Enciclopedia de desastres naturales históricos de Colombia (PDF). Universidad del Quindío. pp. 1–21. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
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