Palestina Fault

Palestina Fault
Falla de Palestina
Map showing the location of Palestina Fault
Map showing the location of Palestina Fault
Named byFeininger
Year defined1970
Coordinates05°57′02″N 74°56′17.2″W / 5.95056°N 74.938111°W / 5.95056; -74.938111
Country Colombia
RegionAndean
StateAntioquia, Bolívar, Caldas
Characteristics
RangeCentral Ranges, Andes
Part ofAndean oblique faults
Length369.6 km (229.7 mi)
Strike017.8 ± 11
DipWest
Dip angleModerate to high
Displacement0.2–1 mm (0.0079–0.0394 in)/yr
Tectonics
PlateNorth Andean
StatusInactive
TypeOblique thrust fault
MovementSinistral reverse
AgeNeogene to Quaternary
OrogenyAndean
Volcanic arc/beltNorthern Volcanic Zone
 Andean Volcanic Belt

The Palestina Fault (Spanish: Falla de Palestina) is a regional sinistral oblique thrust fault in the departments of Antioquia, Caldas and Bolívar in central Colombia. The fault has a total length of 369.6 kilometres (229.7 mi) and runs along an average north-northeast to south-southwest strike of 017.8 ± 11 along the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes.