Remolino-El Charco Fault
| Remolino-El Charco Fault | |
|---|---|
| Falla de Remolino-El Charco | |
| Etymology | Remolino Grande & El Charco |
| Location | Tumaco Basin |
| Coordinates | 02°11′41.9″N 78°25′57.0″W / 2.194972°N 78.432500°W |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Pacific/Chocó |
| State | Nariño |
| Cities | Tumaco |
| Characteristics | |
| Part of | Pacific strike-slip faults |
| Length | 148.7 km (92.4 mi) |
| Strike | 046.4 ± 6 |
| Dip | Vertical |
| Displacement | <0.2 mm (0.0079 in)/yr |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | North Andean |
| Status | Inactive |
| Type | Strike-slip fault |
| Movement | Dextral |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Orogeny | Andean |
The Remolino-El Charco Fault (Spanish: Falla de Remolino-El Charco) is a dextral strike-slip fault in the department of Nariño in Colombia. The fault has a total length of 148.7 kilometres (92.4 mi) and runs along an average northeast to southwest strike of 046.4 ± 6 in the Tumaco Basin along the Pacific Coast of Colombia.