Superstition Mountain segment

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The Superstition Mountain segment is a distinct portion of the San Jacinto Fault Zone in Southern California, known for its role in the region’s active seismicity and complex fault geometry.

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Superstition Mountain segment canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fault segment ⓘ
geologic structure ⓘ
associatedWith earthquake hazard in Southern California ⓘ
discipline seismology ⓘ
faultType strike-slip fault segment ⓘ
hasActivity seismically active ⓘ
hasCharacteristic complex fault geometry ⓘ
hasRelation segment of right-lateral fault system ⓘ
hasRole source of regional seismicity ⓘ
isComponentOf San Jacinto strike-slip fault system ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ
United States ⓘ
namedAfter Superstition Mountain ⓘ
orientation northwest–southeast trend ⓘ
partOf San Jacinto Fault Zone ⓘ
San Jacinto–Elsinore fault region ⓘ
studiedIn earthquake hazard assessment ⓘ
tectonic geomorphology ⓘ
tectonicSetting Pacific–North America plate boundary region ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Jacinto Fault Zone → segment → Superstition Mountain segment ⓘ