Usme Fault
| Usme Fault | |
|---|---|
| Falla de Usme | |
| Etymology | Usme |
| Coordinates | 04°20′03.9″N 74°12′11.2″W / 4.334417°N 74.203111°W |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Andean |
| State | Cundinamarca |
| Cities | Bogotá |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Eastern Ranges, Andes |
| Part of | Andean oblique faults |
| Length | 64.9 km (40.3 mi) |
| Strike | 022.7 ± 6 |
| Dip | East |
| Dip angle | High |
| Displacement | 1–5 mm (0.039–0.197 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Active |
| Earthquakes | Possibly historic |
| Type | Oblique normal fault |
| Movement | Dextral |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
The Usme Fault (Spanish: Falla de Usme) is a dextral oblique normal fault in the department of Cundinamarca in central Colombia. The fault has a total length of 64.9 kilometres (40.3 mi) and runs along an average north-northeast to south-southwest strike of 022.7 ± 6 in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes.