The Mulato-Getudo or Mulato-Jetudo Fault () is a sinistral

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in the

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of Tolima, Caldas and

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in central

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. The fault has a total length of and runs along an average north-northeast to south-southwest

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of 016.7 ± 9 in the

Middle Magdalena Valley The Middle Magdalena Valley, Middle Magdalena Basin or Middle Magdalena Valley Basin (, commonly abbreviated to VMM) is an intermontane basin, located in north-central Colombia between the Central and Eastern Ranges of the Andes. The basin, cove ...

and along the western foothills of the

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Etymology

The fault is named after the

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and Jetudo Rivers, left tributaries of the

Magdalena River The Magdalena River (, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of its lower reaches, ...

.Paris et al., 2000, p.31

Description

The Mulato-Getudo Fault, in some parts called Jetudo Fault,Plancha 5-09, 2015 extends along the eastern foothills of the

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, where it marks the abrupt break in slope of the east-tilted

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erosion surface of the Cordillera and the flat

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s of the

in the

. The fault forms a regional-scale degraded fault escarpment with an outstanding break in slope. It offsets

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deposits and an extensive tilted erosional surface of probable

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to Pliocene age (pre- Mesa Formation, older than 1.5 Ma). The northern half of the fault is characterised by aligned drainages and broad valleys. The fault possibly underlies the Honda Group south of the

La Miel River La Miel is a river in Colombia and a tributary of the Magdalena River. The river originates in the Cordillera Central of the Andes and its watershed is located within the Caldas Department. Tributaries of La Miel include the Tenerife Tenerife ( ...

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