Naya-Micay Fault
| Naya-Micay Fault | |
|---|---|
| Falla de Naya-Micay | |
| Etymology | Naya & Micay Rivers |
| Location | Tumaco Basin |
| Coordinates | 03°15′41.0″N 77°22′54.2″W / 3.261389°N 77.381722°W |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Pacific/Chocó |
| State | Cauca, Valle del Cauca |
| Characteristics | |
| Part of | Pacific oblique faults |
| Length | 158.2 km (98.3 mi) |
| Strike | 034.1 ± 12 |
| Dip | East |
| Dip angle | unknown |
| Displacement | 0.2–1 mm (0.0079–0.0394 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Inactive |
| Type | Oblique thrust fault |
| Movement | Dextral reverse |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
The Naya-Micay Fault (Spanish: Falla de Naya-Micay) is a dextral oblique thrust fault in the departments of Cauca and Valle del Cauca in Colombia. The fault has a total length of 158.2 kilometres (98.3 mi) and runs along an average northeast to southwest strike of 034.1 ± 12 in the Tumaco Basin along the Pacific Coast of Colombia.