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The Newport–Inglewood-Rose Canyon Fault Zone. The Newport–Inglewood Fault is a right-lateral strike-slip fault [1] in Southern California.The fault extends for 47 mi (76 km) [1] (110 miles if the Rose Canyon segment is included) from Culver City southeast through Inglewood and other coastal communities to Newport Beach at which point the fault extends east-southeast into the Pacific Ocean.
William Mulholland (September 11, 1855 – July 22, 1935) was an Irish American self-taught civil engineer who was responsible for building the infrastructure to provide a water supply that allowed Los Angeles to grow into the largest city in California.
Conversely the same name may be applied to two different features, particularly in the case of smaller faults with a wide geographic separation. Column 2 indicates the county in which the fault occurs. Some traverse two or more counties of course. Column 3 indicates the Irish grid reference for the approximate midpoint of the fault (as mapped ...
Dawson said California faults are considered to be active if they have experienced seismic movement within about the last 11,000 to 12,000 years. Some of the faults in the Almanor Fault Zone are ...
The Battle Creek Fault Zone in northern California, United States. The Battle Creek Fault Zone is a system of closely parallel faults that run between the Coast Ranges near the town of Cottonwood to the west, extending northeast about 22 miles toward the southern slopes of Mt. Lassen. The faulting action is normal (vertical motion) with terrain ...
The probability of a serious earthquake on various faults has been estimated in the 2008 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast. According to the United States Geological Survey, Southern California experiences nearly 10,000 earthquakes every year. [3] Details on specific faults can be found in the USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database.
The Rose Canyon Fault is a right-lateral strike-slip fault that runs in a north–south direction off the coast of San Diego County, California, until it comes ashore near downtown San Diego. The fault is linked to the Newport–Inglewood Fault (NIFZ) in the north and either the Agua Blanca Fault or San Miguel–Vallecitos Fault Zone in the ...
Elizabeth Lake is one of numerous sag ponds along the San Andreas Fault. A sag pond is a body of fresh water [1] collected in the lowest parts of a depression formed between two sides of an active strike-slip, transtensional or normal fault zone. [2] [3]