Piendamó Fault
| Piendamó Fault | |
|---|---|
| Falla de Piendamó | |
| Etymology | Piendamó |
| Coordinates | 02°39′48″N 76°32′53″W / 2.66333°N 76.54806°W |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Andean |
| State | Cauca |
| Cities | Piendamó |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Central Ranges, Andes |
| Part of | Romeral Fault System |
| Length | 28.3 km (17.6 mi) |
| Strike | Variable from 320 to 010 |
| Dip | East to northeast |
| Dip angle | High |
| Displacement | 0.2–1 mm (0.0079–0.0394 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Inactive |
| Type | Oblique strike-slip fault |
| Movement | Reverse dextral |
| Rock units | Popayán Formation |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
The Piendamó Fault (Spanish: Falla de Piendamó) is an oblique dextral strike-slip fault in the department of Cauca in southwestern Colombia. The fault is part of the megaregional Romeral Fault System and has a total length of 28.3 kilometres (17.6 mi) and runs along a variable average north to south strike of 341.6 ± 18 in the Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes.