San Andreas Fault
Pacific plate boundary
The San Andreas Fault is a major geological fracture running roughly 800 miles through California, where the Pacific and North American tectonic plates grind past each other.
It's responsible for California's earthquake activity, including the devastating 1906 San Francisco quake.
Scientists monitor the San Andreas Fault for signs of seismic stress.
Sudden ground movement
- magnitudeSize or scale
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- tremorsSlight shaking movements
- aftershocksTremors following main earthquake
Richter scale · seismograph · liquefaction · shockwaves · P-waves · S-waves · hypocenter · foreshocks
Horizontal fault motion
- plate boundaryWhere Earth's sections meet
- subductionPlate descending beneath another
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- crustHard outer layer
West coast megastate
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
- Los AngelesSouthern California metropolis
- HollisterCoastal-aesthetic apparel brand
- Coachella ValleyInland Southern California desert
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- emergency preparednessPlanning for potential crises
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
building codes · insurance · property damage · infrastructure collapse · fire · recovery · emergency response · risk assessment
earthquakes
Sudden ground movement
aftershocks · Richter scale · seismograph · liquefaction · shockwaves · P-waves · S-waves · hypocenter · foreshocks · seismometer
strike-slip
Horizontal fault motion
- plate boundaryWhere Earth's sections meet
- subductionPlate descending beneath another
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
California
West coast megastate
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
- Los AngelesSouthern California metropolis
- HollisterCoastal-aesthetic apparel brand
Coachella Valley · San Bernardino · Palm Springs · Central California
catastrophe
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- emergency preparednessPlanning for potential crises
- destructionAct of completely ruining
casualties · building codes · insurance · property damage · infrastructure collapse · fire · recovery · emergency response · risk assessment
- Strike-Slip Faults
- earthquakesearthquake, quake, earthquakes, quakes, epicenter
- American LandformsGrand Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Rockies, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians
- CaliforniaLos Angeles, San Francisco, Hollywood, San Diego, Yosemite
- West CoastCalifornia, Sierra Nevada, Oregon, Death Valley, Washington
- seismologyearthquake, earthquakes, seismograph, seismicity, seismometer
San Andreas Faultvolcanic arc
Curved line of volcanoes
hotspot · Ring of Fire · Hawaiian Islands · Mount St. Helens · Yellowstone Caldera
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