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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OPEN FILE REPORT

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OFR 00-0284
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Map of Quaternary Faults and Folds of Colombia Mapa de Fallas y Pliegues Cuaternarias de Colombia 15 + + + + + 15

and Its Offshore Regions y Regiones Oceanicas Adyacentes Mar Caribe

A project of International Lithosphere Program Task Group II-2, Proyecto Internacional de la Litsfera, Grupo de Trabajo II-2,
Caribbean Plate

Major Active Faults of the World Principales Fallas Activas del Mundo

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A cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Un proyecto de cooperacin entre el U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 2

and Gabriel Paris y Gabriel Paris

Data compiled by Gabriel Paris. Datos compilados por Gabriel Paris.

Panama

Digital representation by Richard L. Dart (USGS). Representacin digital por Richard L. Dart (USGS).

Block

Project coordination by Michael N. Machette (Co-chairman, ILP Task Group II-2). Proyecto coordinado por Michael N. Machette (Co-chairman, ILP Grupo de Trabajo II-2).

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2000 2000
North Andes
Block
Scale 1:2,500,000 Escala 1:2.500.000 VENEZUELA
Mercator Projection Proyeccin de Mercator
(longitude of central meridian, 73W; latitude of true scale 0; Clarke 1866 spheroid) (longitud de meridiano central, 73W; latitud de escala verdadera 0; con base en el esferoide de Clarke 1866)

ntra
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80 78 76 74 72 71

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Plate South America

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12 + + + + + + 12 COLOMBIA
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Mar Caribe

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Golfo

Santa de
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Marta
Venezuela 0 + + + + 0
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Cinaga
ECUADOR

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International 0 100 200 300 400
So

San Rafael

Barranquilla 02a
Lithosphere

Atlntico VE-1b Scale 1:8,000,000
Program

Mercator Projection
Maracaibo

Altagracia
(ILP)

Sabanalrga

La Concepcin

Cartegena Programa 3 + + + + + 3

Cbimas
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Internacional

Machiques

ma Ciudad

de la Litsfera

Ojeda

(ILP)

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Diagram of major plate boundaries for Colombia

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Lagunillas

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Esquema de lmites de placas para Colombia

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PA-12c

Lago

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Golfo de RELATIVE PLATE MOTION

de

Morrosquillo

Maracaibo No. Location Fixed Plate Moving Plate Velocity Direction

Coln 49

Be

-13b

1 72.5W/9.5N Caribbean South America 1.3 cm/yr 277

PA

Sincelejo
2 77.5W/11.5N South America Caribbean 1.3 cm/yr 102

lt

3 79.0W/6.0N South America Nazca 6.3 cm/yr 79

03

05

4 71.0W/3.0N Nazca South America 6.6 cm/yr 255

PA-14

PANAM

Source: Relative Plate Motion Calculator, Nuvel-1A Model; Kensaku Tamaki, Ocean Research Institute,
CITY

La Chorrera

University of Tokyo, 1-15-1 Minamidai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 164, Japan (tamaki@ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

Montera

VE-6b

Golfo

Mrida

02b 04
de

Panam

09 28

PA-16

Ocaa

PA-15

27

02a QUATERNARY FAULTS OF COLOMBIA

VE-6a

8 06 + 8

+ PA-18 + + + + FALLAS CUATERNARIAS DE COLOMBIA

Ccuta

19

PA-17

San Cristbal Number Name of structure Sense of movement Time of most recent movement Slip rate

05

(CO-) (major/minor) (mm/yr)

09

Rubio

Numer Nombre de structuro Sentido de movimiento Edad del ltimo movimiento Tasa de movimiento

17

PA-19

16

(CO-) (mayor/menor) (mm/ao)

07 20

02b

21

01 Oca fault Right-lateral <15 ka, possibly historic (1833 or 1834) 0.2-1

10

28

15

18

PA-22 02 Santa Marta-Bucaramanga fault system ---------- ---------- ----------

PA-21

26

11

02a Santa Marta section Left-lateral/reverse <1.6 Ma? Unknown, probably <0.2

Bucara-

manga 02b Bucaramanga section Left-lateral/reverse <1.6 Ma <0.2

Barranca-

12 bermeja

03 Cao Tomas fault Reverse <1.6 Ma? Unknown, probably <0.2

27

15

19

04 Tarra fault Reverse <1.6 Ma Unknown, probably <0.2

29d

05 Montera fault Reverse <1.6 Ma <0.2

17

28

21

02b

08

06 Tucura fault Reverse/left lateral(?) <15 ka(?) 0.2-1

13

07 Mutat fault Left-lateral/reverse <15 ka 0.2-1

26

15 18 29a

08 Murind fault Left-lateral Historic (1992) 0.2-1

11

Bahia

48 09 Ungua fault Reverse/right lateral <1.6 Ma? Unknown, probably 0.2-1

22

Solano 20

Medelln

10 Bahia Solano fault Reverse Historic (1970) 0.2-1

11 Murri fault Reverse/left-lateral <1.6 Ma 0.2-1

14

10

12 Caasgordas fault Reverse/left-lateral <1.6 Ma (probably <130 ka) <0.2

6 + + + + + + 6 13 Abriaqui fault Reverse/left-lateral <1.6 Ma 0.2-1

Bahia

fic

25

14 Urrao fault Left-lateral <1.6 Ma 0.2-1

15

Utria

24

15 Romeral fault system ---------- ---------- ----------

29a

29d

15a Montenegro (fault) section Normal/left-lateral <1.6 Ma <0.2

15

Quibd

29b

15b Armenia (fault) section Normal/left-lateral <15 ka <0.2

20

15c Paraiso section Thrust/right-lateral <15 ka 0.2-1

aci

15d Piendam (fault) section Reverse/right-lateral <1.6 Ma? 0.2-1

Area of

15e Rosas-Julumito (fault) section Reverse/right-lateral Historic (1983) 0.2-1

Yopal
23

36
renc h

Bogota Map

10

15f Cordoba-Navarco (fault) section Left-lateral Historic (1999) <0.2

15

15g Buesaco-Aranda (fault) section Right lateral Historic (1995) 1-5

29f

25

16 Santa Rita fault Left-lateral <1.6 Ma <0.2

15 24 29d

Manizales

17 Espiritu Santo fault Normal and right-lateral <15 ka 0.2-1

o P

22 32

29b

37
n T

18 Ot Norte fault Left lateral/reverse <1.6 Ma <0.2

Pereira

19 Bagre Norte fault Left lateral and reverse <1.6 Ma 0.2-1

BOGOTA

15b 20 20 Palestina fault Reverse/left-lateral <1.6 Ma 0.2-1

36

38 15a

35

bia

21 Cimitarra fault Reverse/left-lateral(?) <1.6 Ma <0.2

29e

Armenia

Ibagu 22 Mulato-Getudo fault Reverse/left-lateral <1.6 Ma <0.2

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23 Honda fault Reverse/left-lateral? <15 ka 0.2-1, <0.2

lo m

34

an

33

38 24 Alto del Trigo fault (part of Salinas fault system) Reverse/left-lateral? <1.6 Ma <0.2

15f

35

29f

29c 25 Bituima fault (part of Salinas fault system) Reverse/left-lateral <1.6 Ma <0.2

48

15

Girardot
Co

26 Suarez fault Reverse/left-lateral <1.6 Ma <0.2

4 + + Buenaventura + +
+ + 4 27 Morronegro-Las Mercedes fault system Reverse/strike-slip <1.6 Ma 0.2-1

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29g 28 Chitaga-Pamplona faults Reverse and left-lateral <1.6 Ma (probably >750 ka) Unknown, probably 0.2-1

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29 Eastern Frontal fault system ---------- ---------- ----------

29f

29a Northern Guaicaramo section Reverse/right-lateral <15 ka 1-5

Oc

29b Central Guaicaramo section Reverse/right-lateral Historic (1995) 1-5

15c

41 40

29c Southern Guaicaramo section Reverse/right-lateral <15 ka 1-5

29d Yopal (fault) section Reverse/right-lateral <15 ka 1-5

Cali

29e San Pedro-Cumaral section Reverse/slight right-lateral <15 ka 1-5

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39 29f

29f Servita-Santa Maria (fault group) section Reverse/right-lateral? <1.6 Ma (possibly <15 ka) 1-5

(?)

29g

29g Guayuriba (fault) section Reverse/left-lateral <1.6 Ma (probably <50 ka) 1-5

15

15 29h 29h Algeciras (fault) section Right-lateral <1.6 Ma (probably <130 ka) 1-5

29i Garzon-Pitalito (fault) section Right-lateral(?) & reverse <15 ka 1-5(?)

Neiva

29j Suaza (fault) section Right-lateral & reverse <1.6 Ma 0.2-1

40

29k Mocoa (fault) section Reverse/right-lateral <1.6 Ma (probably <130 ka) Unknown, probably 0.2-1

15d 46

48
41 47 29l Sibundoy (fault) section Right-lateral <15 ka (possibly historic 1834) 1-5

29m Afiladores (fault) section Reverse/right-lateral <1.6 Ma Unknown, probably 0.2-1

29h

Popayn 30 La Macarena fault Reverse <1.6 Ma Unknown, probably 0.2-1

42 45

La Plata 31 Bogot fault Reverse/right-lateral <1.6 Ma <0.2

29i

30

15e

32 Viani fault Reverse/right-lateral <1.6 Ma <0.2

Garzn

33 Usme fault Normal/right-lateral <15 ka 1-5

15

47

34 Cucuana fault Right-lateral <1.6 Ma <0.2

+ + + + + + 2 35 Ibagu fault Right-lateral, slight oblique <15 ka 1-5

29j 36 Toro fault Left-lateral <1.6 Ma <0.2

37 Argelia fault Reverse/right lateral? <1.6 Ma Unknown, probably <0.2

29i

45

38 Garrapatas fault Reverse/right lateral? <1.6 Ma Unknown, probably <0.2

29k

42 Tumaco 15

39 Dagua-Calima fault system Normal <1.6 Ma <0.2

40 El Tambor fault Reverse/right lateral? <15 ka Unknown, probably <0.2



15


29j

41 Naya-Micay fault Right-lateral/oblique <1.6 Ma 0.2-1
EC-00
15g


42 Remolino-El Charco fault Probably right-lateral/oblique <1.6 Ma Unknown, probably <0.2

43 43 Piedrancha fault Probably right-lateral/oblique <1.6 Ma Unknown, probably <0.2

Pasto
29k
EC-01 29l Mocoa
44 Guaitara fault Right-lateral <1.6 Ma Unknown, probably 0.2-1

44
45 La Plata (Chusma) fault Right-lateral/reverse <1.6 Ma (known <130 ka) Unknown, probably 0.2-1


46 Irlanda fault Right-lateral Historic? (1994) Unknown, probably <0.2
EC-02a
29m



47 La Dina fault Reverse/right-lateral <1.6 Ma Unknown, probably 0.2-1
EC-04 48 Nazca subduction zone Thrust Historic (1906, 1942, 1958, 1979) Ca. 70 across zone

EC-24a

EC-02b

EC-05 49 South Caribbean deformed belt (Colombia fault) Thrust/dextral oblique <1.6 Ma (probably <15 ka) Ca. 10 across belt

EC-03a

EC-24b 29m

EC-06a EC-27a EC-29a 0 50 100 150 200 km

EC-03b

EC-07a EC-03c EC-28a EC-25

b

7b
-06

EC-28b

Scale 1:2,500,000

-2

EC-29b
-07

EC

EC

EC-26 EC-69 Mercator Projection

EC-28c EC-73a

EC

EC-08 EC-30
EC-07c

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530'

CO-15

CO-15

MAP EXPLANATION SIMBOLOGIA DEL MAPA

COLOMBIA CO-20

TIME OF MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE EDAD DE ULTIMA RUPTURA SUPERFICIAL

OFR 00-0284

VENEZUELA

Historic (year) Histrica (ao)

CO-37

OFR 00-018

Holocene (<10,000 yrs) or post glacial (<15,000 yrs) Holocena (<10,000 aos) o post glacial (<15,000 aos)
Manizales

Quaternary, undifferentiated (<1,600,000 yrs) Cuaternaria, sin diferenciar (<1,600,000 aos)

500' + 500'

+ + + + + +

CO-32

PANAMA

CO-22

OFR 98-779 SLIP RATE TASA DE MOVIMIENTO

CO-25

1-5 mm/yr 1-5 mm/ao

Pereira

CO-23

0.2-1 mm/yr 0.2-1 mm/ao

<0.2 mm/yr (or unknown) <0.2 mm/ao (o desconocida)

SOUTH

QUALITY CALIDAD CO-15b

CO-36 Bogota

AMERICA

Continuous at map scale Continua a la escala del mapa

BOLIVIA CO-38 CO-15a

Poor or discontinuous at map scale Pobre o discontinua a la escala del mapa

OFR 00-0283 Armenia

Plate 1 Inferred or concealed Inferida u oculta 430' +

+ + + + + + 430'

Ibaqu

STRUCTURE TYPE TIPO DE ESTRUCTURA

CO-31

Ms 6.2

FAULTS FALLAS

CO-15

CHILE

Thrust or reverse fault (teeth on upper block) Falla inversa o corrimiento (tringulos en bloque superior) CO-15f CO-29f

CO-35

OFR 00-0283

Right-lateral (dextral) strike-slip fault Falla de rumbo dextral

Plate 2

Left-lateral (sinistral) strike-slip fault Falla de rumbo sinestral

CO-33

Villavi-

Normal fault (bar and ball on downthrown block) Falla normal (crculo en bloque hundido)

cencio

Girandot

ARGENTINA

FOLDS PLIEGUES
CO-39

OFR 00-0108

Anticline Anticlinal

400' + + + + + +
+ 400'

CO-34

Syncline Synclinal
CO-29g

OTHER SYMBOLS OTROS SIMBOLICOS

Location of fault section boundary Extremidad de seccin de falla

Fault number (CO-) 15 Numbre de falla (CO-)

15

Earthquake epicenter (07/25/99) Terremoto (07/25/99)

CO-15c

CO-29g

0 25 50 75 100 km

CO-29f

CO-15

Digital data prepared with ARC/INFO version 7.2.1 running under Solaris version 2.6 on a Unix workstation.

Scale 1:1,000,000

Last revision July, 2000.

Mercator Projection

330' + 330'

Map prepared by L.-A. Bradley and M.N. Machette using Adobe Illustrator version 9.0. + + + + + +

Last revision March, 2000.

This map is available as a PDF file at http:/geology.cr.usgs.gov
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