| Armenia Fault | |
|---|---|
| Falla de Armenia | |
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| Etymology | Armenia |
| Coordinates | 04°28′45″N 75°42′21″W / 4.47917°N 75.70583°W |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Andean |
| State | Quindío |
| Cities | Armenia |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Central Ranges, Andes |
| Part of | Romeral Fault System |
| Length | ~32 km (20 mi) |
| Strike | 023.2 ± 11 |
| Dip | Very high |
| Dip angle | West |
| Displacement | 0.1 mm (0.0039 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Oblique strike-slip fault |
| Movement | Normal sinistral |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
The Armenia Fault (Spanish: Falla de Armenia) is an oblique sinistral strike-slip fault in the department of Quindío in west-central Colombia. The fault is part of the megaregional Romeral Fault System and has a total length of approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) and runs along an average northwest to southeast strike of 023.2 ± 11 in the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The fault shows Holocene activity with a surface rupture produced in 2001.