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388:Description
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264:Earthquakes
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1622:Categories
1583:2017-06-20
1558:2019-10-29
1536:2017-06-20
1458:Famatinian
1205:La Guajira
1170:Santa Rita
1160:Piedrancha
1155:Naya-Micay
1130:Garrapatas
1004:Caño Tomás
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843:Afiladores
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628:2017-09-18
597:2017-09-18
533:References
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306:Quaternary
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398:Colombian
372:Etymology
236:Tectonics
217:Dip angle
201:022.7 ± 6
64:Etymology
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928:Romeral
830:Cucuana
781:Anacona
750:Chibcha
436:moraine
432:glacial
396:of the
344:in the
339:oblique
331:Spanish
313:Orogeny
295:Dextral
281:Oblique
180:Part of
113:Country
1604:Images
1463:Sunsás
1453:Andean
1190:UnguĂa
1185:Tucurá
1145:Mutatá
1092:Caribe
1069:TahamĂ
1044:Suárez
1024:Ibagué
999:Bogotá
978:faults
898:BoconĂł
770:ArquĂa
760:Caribe
755:TahamĂ
405:Bogotá
382:Bogotá
358:strike
318:Andean
257:Active
253:Status
197:Strike
188:Length
155:Bogotá
151:Cities
135:Andean
131:Region
122:
1573:(PDF)
1526:(PDF)
1260:Major
1213:Cuisa
1195:Urrao
1140:MurrĂ
1125:Cauca
1059:VianĂ
1049:Tarra
1019:Honda
930:(RFS)
893:Yopal
888:Suazá
868:Mocoa
838:(EFS)
820:(BSF)
618:(PDF)
587:(PDF)
447:scarp
401:Andes
366:Andes
242:Plate
174:Andes
166:Range
141:State
1530:USGS
1425:2015
1415:2012
1410:2008
1405:2007
1400:2004
1395:1999
1390:1996
1375:1994
1370:1992
1365:1991
1360:1987
1355:1983
1330:1967
1325:1962
1320:1958
1315:1936
1310:1917
1305:1906
1300:1875
1295:1868
1290:1834
1285:1827
1280:1785
1275:1743
1270:1646
1231:Meta
1180:Toro
1054:Usme
622:USGS
605:Maps
591:USGS
430:and
419:and
378:Usme
325:The
276:Type
221:High
211:East
68:Usme
911:Oca
348:of
301:Age
207:Dip
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1602:•
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1550:.
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620:,
589:,
540:^
384:.
368:.
333::
172:,
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651:t
644:v
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