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The San Andreas fault is part of a fault zone known as a transform fault zone where the two blocks/plates on either side move side by side (rather than on top of or away from one another.) It moves 'dextrally' (also known as right-laterally) which means if you stand on one side of it, the other side appears to move to the right. The plate boundary is about 1,200 kilometers long along the west coast of the USA through California.
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Name of the fault where the San Francisco 1906 occurred?
The San Andreas fault is where it occured.
Name the fault that cuts through California?
The most noteworthy is the San Andreas fault.
Is San Andreas fault a reverse fault?
no, the san Andreas fault is a strike-slip or lateral fault
What are the geographical faults in California?
The largest geographical fault in California is the San Andres fault. This large fault is responsible for the largest quakes to hit the state. The San Jacinto, Elsinore, and Imperial are smaller parallel faults to the San Andres.
Can a volcano erupt on the San Andreas Fault?
No. As a transform fault, the San Andreas Fault cannot produce volcanism.
What active fault zone generate earthquakes?
The San Andreas Fault
What is a famous California earthquake fault zone name besides the San Andreas Fault?
The Hayward Fault Zone
The san Andreas fault is great example of a zone where metamorphism is occurring?
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The San Andreas fault a great example of a zone where metamorphism is occurring?
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Where is the earthquake danger zone known as the san Andreas fault?
Southwest California
The San Andreas fault is a great example of a zone where metamorphism is occurring?
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The San Andreas fault is a great example of a zone where metamorphism is occurring.?
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Name of the fault where the San Francisco 1906 occurred?
The San Andreas fault is where it occured.
Is there a large fault running through California?
The San Andreas fault!The San Andreas Fault
Name the fault that cuts through California?
The most noteworthy is the San Andreas fault.
Explain how tectonic forces created the San Andreas fault zone What type of fault is typical of this fault zone?
The San Andreas fault zone is located at a transform boundary, where two plates are grinding past one another horizontally. As the rocks grind past one another, shear stress causes rock to break into a series of blocks. The blocks form a series of strike-slip faults—the typical fault type along the San Andreas fault.
Is the san Andreas fault a single continuous fault?
No, it is an 800 mile long fault zone made up of several segments.
