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The San Andreas Fault and the San Francisco Bay Area ... This valley is remarkably straight because the San Andreas fault runs down its center. The San Andreas is a classic ``Strike Slip'' fault: the two sides (for the most part) move past each other horizontally.
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What Is It?; Where Is It?; What Surface Features Characterize It?; What Kind of Movement Has Occurred Along the Fault?; What Is an Earthquake?; What Do Earthquake "Magnitude" and "Intensity" Mean?; Earthquakes Along the Fault; When Could the Next Large Earthquake Occur Along the San Andreas Fault?; What Can Be Done...
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the boundary between them is the San Andreas fault. The Pacific Plate (on the west) moves northwestward relative to the North American Plate (on the east), causing earthquakes along the fault. The San Andreas is the "master" fault of an intricate fault network that cuts through rocks of the California coastal region.
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pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq3/safaultgip.html
pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq3/safaultgip.html
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San Andreas Fault Zone -- San Gorgonio Pass Area: ; The San Gorgonio Pass area is fairly complex, geologically speaking. ... Here the San Andreas fault interacts with other faults (most notably the San Jacinto fault zone and the Pinto Mountain fault) and thereby becomes somewhat fractured, over the distance extending from...
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www.data.scec.org/fault_index/sanandre.html
www.data.scec.org/fault_index/sanandre.html
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The San Andreas plate boundary through California represents perhaps the best studied major fault zone in the world. Even with the large amount of geological and geophysical data which have been collected, much is still unknown about the causes, timing, and triggering of major earthquakes along the boundary.
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www.geodyn.psu.edu/research/americas/sanandreas.html
www.geodyn.psu.edu/research/americas/sanandreas.html
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The San Andreas fault, which is more than 700 miles (1100 kilometers) in length, is the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. ... Interactive, 360 degree panorama of the San Andreas Fault ... Photo showing the kite that is suspending the camera over the San Andreas Fault.
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quake.wr.usgs.gov/kap/carrizo/
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At five in the afternoon on October 17, 1989 the San Andreas fault system in northern California had its first major quake since 1906. The quake was responsible for 62 deaths, 3,757 injuries, and over $6 billion in damage.
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www.es.ucsc.edu/~es10/fieldtripEarthQ/EarthQWelcome.htm...
www.es.ucsc.edu/~es10/fieldtripEarthQ/EarthQWelcome.html
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From space, the San Andreas Fault and its attending landforms are beautifully revealed. ... Interactive Map of the San Andreas Fault; Zoom and pan as you please!
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www.thulescientific.com/san-andreas-fault-map.html
www.thulescientific.com/san-andreas-fault-map.html
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