Pichilemu Fault
| Pichilemu Fault | |
|---|---|
| Falla de Pichilemu | |
| Etymology | Pichilemu |
| Coordinates | 34°23′30″S 72°00′00″W / 34.39167°S 72.00000°W |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins |
| State | Cardenal Caro |
| Cities | Pichilemu |
| Characteristics | |
| Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Width | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Depth | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Strike | 010 |
| Dip | East |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | South American |
| Status | Active |
| Earthquakes | 2010 Pichilemu (Mw 6.9 & 7.0) |
| Type | Reverse |
| Rock units | Pichilemu metamorphic complex, Neogene sediments |
| Age | Late Paleozoic-recent |
| Orogeny | Andean |
The Pichilemu Fault (Spanish: Falla de Pichilemu), also referred to as the Pichilemu-Vichuquén Fault (Falla de Pichilemu-Vichuquén), is a Chilean geological fault, located in Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, some kilometers away from Pichilemu, at a depth of 15 kilometres (9.3 mi). The fault is 40 kilometres (25 mi) long and 20 kilometres (12 mi) wide.