The Boconó Fault is a complex of geological faults located in the

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of northeastern Colombia and the

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of northwestern

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. The fault has a NE-SW orientation; it is a strike-slip fault and has a dextral relative movement.Audemard et al., 2006 It extends over a length of . The fault, with a slip rate ranging from per year, has been active since the

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and earthquakes of 1610 and 1894 are associated with it.Audemard, 1997

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