Murindó Fault
| Murindó Fault | |
|---|---|
| Falla Murindó | |
| Etymology | Murindó |
| Coordinates | 06°45′55″N 76°39′12″W / 6.76528°N 76.65333°W |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Pacific/Chocó |
| State | Antioquia, Chocó |
| Cities | Dabeiba |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Chocó Basin, Western Ranges, Andes |
| Part of | Andean strike-slip faults |
| Length | 60.6 km (37.7 mi) |
| Strike | 347.4 ± 6 |
| Dip | East |
| Dip angle | High |
| Displacement | 0.2–1 mm (0.0079–0.0394 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Active |
| Earthquakes | 18 October 1992 (MW 7.3) |
| Type | Strike-slip fault |
| Movement | Sinistral |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
The Murindó Fault (Spanish: Falla Murindó) is a strike-slip fault in the department of Antioquia and Chocó in northwestern Colombia. The fault has a total length of 60.6 kilometres (37.7 mi) and runs along an average north-northwest to south-southeast strike of 347.4 ± 6 in the Chocó Basin along the western edge of the Western Ranges of the Colombian Andes.