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Toro Fault

Toro Fault
Falla de Toro
Map showing the location of Toro Fault
Map showing the location of Toro Fault
EtymologyToro
Coordinates 04°57′30.2′′N 75°58′43.4′′W / 4.958389°N 75.978722°W / 4.958389; -75.978722
Country Colombia
RegionAndean
StateRisaralda, Valle del Cauca
Characteristics
RangeWestern Ranges, Andes
Part ofAndean strike slip faults
Length61.9 km (38.5 mi)
Strike 006.6 ± 8
Dip unknown
Displacement <0.2 mm (0.0079 in)/yr
Tectonics
Plate North Andean
StatusInactive
Type Strike-slip fault
Movement Sinistral
Age Quaternary
Orogeny Andean

The Toro Fault (Spanish: Falla de Toro) is a sinistral strike-slip fault in the departments of Valle del Cauca and Risaralda in western Colombia. The fault has a total length of 61.9 kilometres (38.5 mi) and runs along an average north to south strike of 006.6 ± 8 in the Western Ranges of the Colombian Andes.

Etymology

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The fault is named after Toro, Valle del Cauca.[1]

Description

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The Toro Fault cuts accreted oceanic rocks of the Western Ranges of the Colombian Andes, close to the Cauca River valley. It is one of the faults of the regional Cauca-Patía Fault System that bounds the eastern side of the Western Ranges along most of the range's length. This well developed fault trace has an eroded fault scarp, degraded triangular facets, and the fronts of spurs show evidence of sinistral deformation.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000a, p.51

Bibliography

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Maps

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Further reading

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  • Page, W.D (1986), Seismic geology and seismicity of Northwestern Colombia, San Francisco, California, Woodward-Clyde Consultants Report for ISA and Integral Ltda., Medellín, pp. 1–200
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Sources
     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年06月20日.

      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年10月29日.

      Various authors (2014). Enciclopedia de desastres naturales históricos de Colombia (PDF). Universidad del Quindío. pp. 1–21. Retrieved 2017年06月20日.

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