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Córdoba-Navarco Fault
The Córdoba-Navarco Fault () is a sinistral strike-slip fault in the departments of Colombia, department of Quindío Department, Quindío in west-central Colombia. The fault has a total length of and runs along an average north-northeast to south-southwest strike (geology), strike of 018.5 ± 4 in the Cordillera Central (Colombia), Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The fault segment pertaining to the megaregional Romeral Fault System is a set of two faults that are active, causing the major 1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake, 1999 Armenia earthquake with approximately 1185 fatalities. Etymology The fault is named after Córdoba, Quindío, Córdoba and the Navarco River in Quindío Department, Quindío.Paris et al., 2000a, p.25 Description The fault section is formed by the Córdoba and Navarco Faults, which are eastern strands of Romeral Fault System, south of the city of Armenia, Colombia, Armenia. These faults lie within the epicenter area of the Armenia earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Córdoba, Quindío
Córdoba is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It's located 24 km southeast of the departmental capital Armenia. History Córdoba was founded in 1927 by Jesús García and Jesús Buitrago, and became a municipality in 1966 when it split from Calarcá. In 2023 it had an estimated population of 5,888. By population it's the third smallest municipality in Quindío, after Buenavista and Pijao. Geography Córdoba is bounded to the north by the municipality of Calarcá, to the south by Pijao, to the west by Buenavista, and to the east by the department of Tolima. Climate The average temperature of Córdoba is 20 °C with a subtropical highland climate. Tourism Córdoba is home to the National Bamboo and Guadua Investigation Center (). Open to the public, the center shows the potential uses of guadua ''Guadua'' is a Neotropical genus of thorny, clumping bamboo in the grass family, ranging from moderate to very large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |