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Incision Ages to the Rescue: An Improved Age for the Penultimate Earthquake That Ruptured the Carrizo Section of the South-Central San Andreas Fault".
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Assuming the plate boundary does not change as hypothesized, projected motion indicates that the landmass west of the San
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The San Andreas Fault In The San Francisco Bay Area, California: A Geology Fieldtrip Guidebook To Selected Stops On Public Lands
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2445:Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
2038:San Andreas, Garlock, and Big faults, California
1321:generated 3-D view of the San Andreas Fault, at
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4672:Geography of San Bernardino County, California
1978:. Geologypage. Retrieved from July 21st, 2020.
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1664:Southern California Earthquake Data Center at
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2002:Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
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4717:Geology of San Bernardino County, California
862:
772:
546:The northern segment of the fault runs from
4687:Geography of Santa Clara County, California
4652:Geography of Los Angeles County, California
2610:San Andreas Fault Zone Observatory at Depth
1829:"Box Canyon, near Palm Springs, California"
1168:Tectonic evolution of the San Andreas Fault
1013:The southern segment, which stretches from
888:is shown (pink arrows). The red rhombs are
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4142:
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3082:
3074:
3010:Rescue Lineament-Bear Mountains fault zone
2647:
2633:
2625:
2332:"Earthquake prediction: a critical review"
1616:Geologic timeline of Western North America
1309:Marikina Valley Fault System § Threat
826:
65:
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4707:Geology of Los Angeles County, California
4682:Geography of San Mateo County, California
2621:by Sandra S. Schulz and Robert E. Wallace
2357:
1960:
1623: – Turkish seismic strike slip fault
1332:A study published in 2006 in the journal
1172:The San Andreas began to form in the mid
1096:Learn how and when to remove this message
754:
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295:
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4732:National Natural Landmarks in California
4727:Landforms of Humboldt County, California
4662:Geography of Monterey County, California
4538:Middleton Place–Summerville Seismic Zone
2513:. USGS. General Interest Publication 16.
2083:"San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth"
1880:The San Andreas Fault System, California
1781:"San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth"
950:The southern segment (also known as the
426:In the south, the fault terminates near
418:, where three tectonic plates meet. The
4712:Geology of Riverside County, California
4697:Geography of the San Francisco Bay Area
2374:"New Long-Term Forecast for California"
1744:from the original on December 15, 2023.
1721:from the original on December 12, 2023.
1698:from the original on December 15, 2023.
1648:
1387:, including densely populated areas of
4702:Geology of Imperial County, California
4692:Geography of Sonoma County, California
4464:Long Point–Eureka Heights fault system
4222:Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
2064:
2054:
2035:Mason L. Hill; Thomas Dibblee (1953).
1363:metropolitan area and other cities in
1283:San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth
892:; the northern one is the site of the
38:
4657:Geography of Marin County, California
4588:Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone
2488:Collier, Michael (December 1, 1999).
1709:Osborne, Hannah (December 10, 2019).
1180:(million years ago). At this time, a
790:
7:
4647:Geography of Kern County, California
2872:Clayton-Marsh Creek-Greenville Fault
1846:Rong-Gong Lin II (October 8, 2010).
1347:relatively recently on the central (
1078:adding citations to reliable sources
232:20–35 mm (0.79–1.38 in)/yr
2330:Geller, Robert J. (December 1997).
2022:10.1146/annurev.ea.20.050192.002243
1732:Williams, Kale (December 6, 2019).
1340:Scripps Institution of Oceanography
664:
562:, where it was first identified by
4548:Northern Appalachians Seismic Zone
3569:Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
2359:10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb06588.x
1455:'s most recent forecast, known as
1184:between the Pacific Plate and the
718:
25:
4667:Geography of Palmdale, California
4246:Southern Great Lakes Seismic Zone
2337:Geophysical Journal International
1490:List of earthquakes in California
682:
4423:Independence Valley fault system
4117:
3727:Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario
3025:Sierra Nevada-Great Valley Block
2572:
2419:Seismological Society of America
1935:Busby, C. J. (October 1, 2013).
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1509:. Two deaths were reported. Its
1435:). Of the study, Fialko stated:
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4599:Lesser Antilles subduction zone
2087:USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
1605:Coast Range Geomorphic Province
1065:needs additional citations for
736:
578:. The fault returns onshore at
438:. In this region (known as the
4722:History of Southern California
4533:Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone
3737:San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland
3717:Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
2546:. Full color, GPS coordinates.
2518:Lawson, Andrew Cowper (1908).
2173:Arabian Journal of Geosciences
1590:California earthquake forecast
27:Geologic feature in California
1:
4642:1906 San Francisco earthquake
4274:Laurentian Slope Seismic Zone
4210:Clarendon-Linden fault system
2754:Northridge Blind Thrust Fault
2551:Reid, Harry Fielding (1908).
1568:San Francisco Bay Area portal
1527:1957 San Francisco earthquake
1517:1906 San Francisco earthquake
1251:1906 San Francisco earthquake
1229:Eastern California Shear Zone
602:. (In this region around the
576:1906 San Francisco earthquake
482:1906 San Francisco earthquake
467:1906 San Francisco earthquake
4742:Seismic faults of California
4594:Gulf of California Rift Zone
3053:California Geological Survey
1375:counties in California, and
986:. As it passes the towns of
808:
538:, and the probability of an
450:. Sediment deposited by the
446:that is an extension of the
32:San Andreas (disambiguation)
4454:Central Oklahoma Fault Zone
4304:Western Quebec Seismic Zone
4198:Canadian Arctic Rift System
3297:National Historic Landmarks
3058:Seismic Hazards Mapping Act
2789:San Diego Trough Fault Zone
2507:Stoffer, Philip W. (2005).
1599:Central Valley (California)
1533:1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
556:1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
222:1,200 km (750 mi)
4788:
4772:Buried rupture earthquakes
4677:Geography of San Francisco
4510:Wabash Valley Seismic Zone
4294:Saint Lawrence rift system
4179:(crosses national borders)
3302:National Natural Landmarks
3000:Maria fold and thrust belt
2251:– San Diego. June 21, 2006
2137:10.1038/s41586-023-06058-9
1499:1857 Fort Tejon earthquake
1487:
1461:1994 Northridge earthquake
1306:
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566:in 1895, then offshore at
519:
499:funded project called the
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4332:Olympic–Wallowa Lineament
4113:
3317:congressional delegations
3115:
3043:
2907:Mount Diablo Thrust Fault
2902:Mendocino Triple Junction
2194:10.1007/s12517-015-1878-4
1833:www.americansouthwest.net
1809:. Columbia Climate School
1547:2004 Parkfield earthquake
1323:Crystal Springs Reservoir
1210:Baja California Peninsula
621:Mendocino Triple Junction
416:Mendocino Triple Junction
386:right-lateral strike-slip
64:
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4204:Cascadia subduction zone
4192:Basin and Range Province
3619:Santa Clara River Valley
3344:state historic landmarks
2985:Furnace Creek Fault Zone
2532:Lynch, David K. (2006).
2249:University of California
1660:"San Andreas Fault Zone"
1473:Cascadia subduction zone
964:San Bernardino Mountains
958:. Box Canyon, near the
956:Bombay Beach, California
428:Bombay Beach, California
420:Cascadia Subduction Zone
4500:New Madrid Seismic Zone
4387:Newport–Inglewood Fault
4382:Mendocino Fracture Zone
4269:Charlevoix Seismic Zone
3599:San Francisco Peninsula
3394:California Coast Ranges
3015:Sierra Nevada Batholith
2980:Death Valley Fault Zone
2897:Mendocino Fracture Zone
2824:Sierra Madre Fault Zone
2809:Santa Maria River Fault
2749:Newport–Inglewood Fault
2394:"The ShakeOut Scenario"
980:Antelope Valley Freeway
894:Niland geothermal field
560:San Francisco Peninsula
395:. It forms part of the
366:Gorda-California-Nevada
4757:Supershear earthquakes
4402:San Jacinto Fault Zone
3669:Southern Border Region
3594:San Francisco Bay Area
3479:Greater San Bernardino
3449:East Bay (SF Bay Area)
2862:Bartlett Springs Fault
2804:San Jacinto Fault Zone
2413:BSSA (April 3, 2008).
2215:NASA (June 23, 2009).
1537:Santa Cruz, California
1475:(which stretches from
1453:U.S. Geological Survey
1446:U.S. Geological Survey
1442:
1344:moment magnitude scale
1329:
1212:, and rotation of the
1169:
1130:Loma Prieta earthquake
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966:, crosses through the
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919:San Jacinto Fault Zone
604:San Francisco Bay Area
543:
536:San Francisco Bay Area
472:This line ran through
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4604:Middle America Trench
4583:Chixoy-Polochic Fault
4558:Virginia Seismic Zone
4519:Appalachian Mountains
4320:Washington and Oregon
4284:Queen Charlotte Fault
4124:California portal
2990:Honey Lake Fault Zone
2794:San Felipe Fault Zone
2619:The San Andreas Fault
2270:Fialko, Yuri (2006).
1621:North Anatolian Fault
1582:Earth sciences portal
1417:San Luis Rio Colorado
1405:Ensenada Municipality
1377:Mexicali Municipality
1327:San Mateo, California
1317:
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1140:mountains called the
1128:(the location of the
1045:
972:San Gabriel Mountains
954:segment) begins near
937:
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853:Colorado River Valley
596:Point Reyes Peninsula
533:
505:Parkfield, California
488:. In 1953, geologist
465:. In the wake of the
399:boundary between the
375:
4571:Caribbean and Mexico
3722:Sacramento–Roseville
3624:Santa Clarita Valley
2704:Brawley Seismic Zone
2536:. Thule Scientific.
2041:. pp. 443–458.
1409:Tijuana Municipality
1208:, separation of the
1126:Santa Cruz Mountains
1114:North American Plate
1074:improve this article
881:class=notpageimage|
871:Cerro Prieto volcano
781:Colorado River mouth
594:which separates the
552:Santa Cruz Mountains
405:North American Plate
4528:Aiken–Augusta Fault
4505:Sandwich Fault Zone
4406:Elsinore Fault Zone
4327:Brothers Fault Zone
3674:Southern California
3589:San Fernando Valley
3539:Northern California
3499:Greater Los Angeles
3020:Sierra Nevada Fault
2854:Northern California
2744:Laguna Salada Fault
2739:Imperial Fault Zone
2714:Elsinore Fault Zone
2696:Southern California
2457:2023BuSSA.113..877A
2350:1997GeoJI.131..425G
2301:10.1038/nature04797
2293:2006Natur.441..968F
2186:2015ArJG....810893G
2180:(12): 10893–10909.
2166:Gizzi F.T. (2015).
2129:2023Natur.618..761H
2097:on October 1, 2005.
2014:1992AREPS..20..431P
1953:2013Geosp...9.1147B
1914:2005Geo....33..505F
1874:Wallace, Robert E.
1760:earthquake.usgs.gov
1467:Cascadia connection
1385:Southern California
1021:all the way to the
1004:Southern California
944:Pacific Crest Trail
915:Laguna Salada Fault
907:Elsinore Fault Zone
896:, the southern the
554:, epicenter of the
486:Southern California
114: /
4747:Strike-slip faults
4621:Puerto Rico Trench
4616:Pedro Miguel Fault
4521:and Atlantic Coast
4392:Puente Hills Fault
4377:Hayward Fault Zone
4299:Timiskaming Graben
4228:Puget Sound faults
4166:seismically active
3614:Santa Clara Valley
3609:San Joaquin Valley
3604:San Gabriel Valley
3459:Eastern California
3429:Coastal California
3404:Central California
3005:Owens Valley Fault
2952:Silver Creek Fault
2932:San Gregorio Fault
2882:Hayward Fault Zone
2784:San Cayetano Fault
2764:Puente Hills Fault
2719:Elysian Park Fault
2656:Seismically active
2465:10.1785/0120220189
1962:10.1130/GES00928.1
1756:"Earthquake Facts"
1389:Los Angeles County
1330:
1303:The next "Big One"
1190:Juan de Fuca Plate
1170:
1146:Landers earthquake
1048:
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835:Gulf of California
544:
526:Hayward Fault Zone
448:Gulf of California
412:Eureka, California
378:
118:35.117°N 119.650°W
4762:San Gorgonio Pass
4629:
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4612:(Central America)
4606:(Central America)
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4474:Nemaha Fault Zone
4397:Rose Canyon Fault
4279:Leech River Fault
4240:San Andreas Fault
4131:
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3732:San Diego–Tijuana
3679:Transverse Ranges
3629:Santa Ynez Valley
3579:Saddleback Valley
3574:Sacramento Valley
3559:Peninsular Ranges
3534:North County (SD)
3504:Los Angeles Basin
3366:Index of articles
3071:
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2995:Kern Canyon Fault
2912:Monta Vista Fault
2844:Yorba Linda Fault
2799:San Gabriel Fault
2774:Rose Canyon Fault
2759:Peninsular Ranges
2681:San Andreas Fault
2590:San Andreas Fault
2543:978-0-9779935-0-5
2499:978-0-520-21897-0
2287:(7096): 968–971.
2123:(7966): 761–766.
2048:978-0-8137-2338-9
1976:San Andreas Fault
1853:Los Angeles Times
1694:. June 12, 2009.
1433:soil liquefaction
1225:San Gabriel Fault
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900:geothermal field.
890:pull-apart basins
763:Alamo River mouth
384:is a continental
382:San Andreas Fault
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178:San Juan Bautista
53:The fault (right)
42:San Andreas Fault
18:San Andreas fault
16:(Redirected from
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3464:Emerald Triangle
3454:East County (SD)
3439:Cucamonga Valley
3424:Coachella Valley
3167:California Dream
3157:California sound
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3030:Smartville Block
2922:Pleasanton Fault
2917:Nacimiento Fault
2887:Healdsburg Fault
2834:White Wolf Fault
2814:Santa Ynez Fault
2674:Statewide Faults
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1265:Current research
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3659:South Bay (SF)
3656:
3654:South Bay (SD)
3651:
3649:South Bay (LA)
3646:
3644:Silicon Valley
3641:
3636:
3634:Shasta Cascade
3631:
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3621:
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582:just north of
580:Bolinas Lagoon
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4610:Motagua Fault
4608:
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4380:
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4372:Garlock Fault
4370:
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4341:Seattle Fault
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4252:Tintina Fault
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4177:North America
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4075:San Francisco
4073:
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4061:
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4053:
4050:Most populous
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3961:
3960:Santa Barbara
3958:
3956:
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3940:San Francisco
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3712:Fresno–Madera
3710:
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3705:
3704:Metro regions
3701:
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3692:
3690:
3689:Victor Valley
3687:
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3677:
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3639:Sierra Nevada
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3564:Pomona Valley
3562:
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3512:
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3497:
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3489:Klamath Basin
3487:
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3484:Inland Empire
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3460:
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3434:Conejo Valley
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3425:
3422:
3420:
3417:
3415:
3412:
3410:
3409:Central Coast
3407:
3405:
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3063:Mexico (list)
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2898:
2895:
2893:
2892:Maacama Fault
2890:
2888:
2885:
2883:
2880:
2878:
2877:Concord Fault
2875:
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2868:
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2863:
2860:
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2855:
2851:
2845:
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2815:
2812:
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2787:
2785:
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2777:
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2772:
2770:
2769:Raymond Fault
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