Otú Norte Fault (original) (raw)

The Otú Norte or Otú-Pericos Fault (Spanish: Falla de Otú Norte) is an inactive sinistral oblique strike-slip fault in the department of Antioquia in northern Colombia. The fault has a total length of 144.4 kilometres (89.7 mi) and runs along an average north-northwest to south-southeast strike of 346.4 ± 8, cross-cutting the northern part of the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes. Together with the parallel Bagre Norte Fault the fault separates the Central Ranges from its northeasternmost continuation, the Serranía de San Lucas.