Córdoba-Navarco Fault
| Córdoba-Navarco Fault | |
|---|---|
| Falla Córdoba-Navarco | |
| Etymology | Córdoba & Navarco River |
| Coordinates | 04°20′34″N 75°42′08″W / 4.34278°N 75.70222°W |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Andean |
| State | Quindío |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Central Ranges |
| Part of | Romeral Fault System |
| Length | 21.2 km (13.2 mi) |
| Strike | 018.5 ± 4 |
| Dip | Vertical |
| Displacement | <0.2 mm (0.0079 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Active |
| Earthquakes | 1999 Armenia (Mw 6.1) |
| Type | Strike-slip fault |
| Movement | Sinistral |
| Rock units | Córdoba & Quebradagrande Complexes |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
The Córdoba-Navarco Fault (Spanish: Falla Córdoba-Navarco) is a sinistral strike-slip fault in the department of Quindío in west-central Colombia. The fault has a total length of 21.2 kilometres (13.2 mi) and runs along an average north-northeast to south-southwest strike of 018.5 ± 4 in the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes.
The fault segment pertaining to the megaregional Romeral Fault System is a set of two faults that are active, causing the major 1999 Armenia earthquake with approximately 1185 fatalities.