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Imperial Fault Zone is thought to accommodate slip from both the San Andreas and the San Jacinto fault zones. However, studies covering the last few hundred years show that the slip rate is insufficient to account for the total slip from the San Andreas system. The surface trace is well-located
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Thomas, A. P.; Rockwell, T. K. (1996). "A 300- to 550-year history of slip on the
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