Montenegro Fault
| Montenegro Fault | |
|---|---|
| Falla de Montenegro | |
| Etymology | Montenegro |
| Coordinates | 04°31′00″N 75°46′32″W / 4.51667°N 75.77556°W |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Andean |
| State | Quindío |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Central Ranges, Andes |
| Part of | Romeral Fault System |
| Length | 21.7 km (13.5 mi) |
| Strike | 025.1 ± 9 |
| Dip | West |
| Dip angle | High |
| Displacement | 0.1 mm (0.0039 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Inactive |
| Type | Oblique strike-slip fault |
| Movement | Normal sinistral |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
The Montenegro Fault (Spanish: Falla de Montenegro) 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 21.7 kilometres (13.5 mi) and runs along an average northwest to southeast strike of 025.1 ± 9 in the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes.