San Andreas Fault

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The San Andreas Fault is a major tectonic boundary in California where the Pacific and North American plates meet, notorious for generating powerful earthquakes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological fault
plate boundary
strike-slip fault
transform fault
averageSlipRate about 20 to 35 millimeters per year
country United States
cumulativeOffset hundreds of kilometers over millions of years
discoveredBy Andrew Lawson
discoveryYear 1895
formsBoundaryOf North American Plate western margin in California
geologicalAge tens of millions of years
governedBy plate tectonics
hasFeature fault scarps
linear valleys
offset streams
hazardType large earthquakes
length about 1200 kilometers
about 750 miles
locatedIn California
western United States
maximumObservedOffset several meters in single events
monitoredBy United States Geological Survey
namedAfter San Andreas Lake
notableEarthquake 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
orientation northwest–southeast
partOf Pacific Ring of Fire
passesNear Los Angeles
San Francisco
passesThrough Carrizo Plain
Coachella Valley
Mojave Desert region
linked to: Mojave Desert

Salton Sea region
linked to: Salton Sea

San Bernardino Mountains region
linked to: Transverse Ranges

San Francisco Peninsula
region California Coast Ranges
linked to: Coastal Ranges

Peninsular Ranges
Transverse Ranges
relativeMotionType right-lateral strike-slip
riskTo Greater Los Angeles area
San Francisco Bay Area
segment central segment
northern segment
southern segment
seismicZone San Andreas Fault system
linked to: San Andreas Fault
tectonicPlateBoundaryBetween North American Plate
Pacific Plate
terminusNear Cape Mendocino
Salton Sea

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1906 San Francisco earthquake fault San Andreas Fault
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake fault San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Fault seismicZone San Andreas Fault system
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Pacific Plate hasBoundaryFeature San Andreas Fault
North American Plate boundaryFeature San Andreas Fault
Transverse Ranges crossedBy San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Lake locatedNear San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Lake namedAfter San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Lake parallelTo San Andreas Fault
Harry Fielding Reid studied San Andreas Fault
Gulf of California rift zone connectsTo San Andreas Fault system
linked to: San Andreas Fault
Carrizo Plain geologicalFeature San Andreas Fault
San Gorgonio Pass region associatedWith San Andreas Fault system
linked to: San Andreas Fault
Cajon Pass geologicalFeature San Andreas Fault zone
linked to: San Andreas Fault
Santa Cruz Mountains traversedBy San Andreas Fault
Keys View overlooks San Andreas Fault zone
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California Coast–Sierra Nevada–Transverse Ranges transition zone relatedTo San Andreas Fault system
linked to: San Andreas Fault
San Jacinto Fault Zone parallelTo San Andreas Fault
Garlock Fault runsFrom San Andreas Fault near the Tehachapi Mountains
linked to: San Andreas Fault
Garlock Fault associatedWith San Andreas Fault system
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Andrew Lawson studied San Andreas Fault
Salton Trough associatedWith San Andreas Fault system
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North Coast Ranges associatedWith San Andreas Fault system
linked to: San Andreas Fault
San Bernardino Mountains formedBy San Andreas Fault
Hayward Fault partOf San Andreas Fault system
linked to: San Andreas Fault
Hayward Fault parallelTo San Andreas Fault
The Pinnacles (rock formations) partOf San Andreas Fault system region
linked to: San Andreas Fault
Tomales Bay geologicalSetting San Andreas Fault zone
linked to: San Andreas Fault
Mendocino Triple Junction associatedFault San Andreas Fault
Interstate 280 near San Andreas Fault zone
linked to: San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Rift Valley formedAlong San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Rift Valley isPartOf San Andreas Fault system
linked to: San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Rift Valley namedAfter San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Dam associatedWith San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Dam near San Andreas Fault
Sweeney Ridge locatedNear San Andreas Fault
Tomales Point partOf San Andreas Fault system region
linked to: San Andreas Fault
San Gorgonio Pass nearFault San Andreas Fault
San Juan Bautista, California onFault San Andreas Fault
Cajon Canyon near San Andreas Fault zone
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San Benito County, California locatedIn San Andreas Fault zone
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Lake Palmdale locatedOn San Andreas Fault zone
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Loma Prieta proximityTo San Andreas Fault
Taft, California locatedNear San Andreas Fault
East Pacific tectonic system contains San Andreas Fault system
linked to: San Andreas Fault