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The Salton Trough region from orbit. The Salton Trough is an active tectonic pull-apart basin, or graben. [1] It lies within the Imperial, Riverside, and San Diego counties of southeastern California and extends south of the Mexico–United States border into the state of Baja California.
The agglomeration lies within a large geologic region known as the Salton Trough with the city of Calexico located in the Imperial Valley on the United States side of the border, and Mexicali located in the Mexicali Valley on the Mexico side of the border.
The Salton Trough is an active tectonic pull-apart basin, or graben. It lies within the Imperial, Riverside, and San Diego counties of southeastern California, United States and extends south of the Mexico–United States border into the state of Baja California, Mexico. [1
Before the Salton Sea began to form in 1905 — the result of both human and natural causes — the low-lying Salton Trough, ... from the Coachella Valley south into Mexico and from as far west as ...
The Salton Trough Fault runs parallel to San Andreas and could be absorbing some of the strain. New fault line might explain overdue San Andreas earthquake Skip to main content
The Colorado River Delta is the region where the Colorado River once flowed into the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez) in eastern Mexicali Municipality in the north of the state of Baja California, in northwestern Mexico. The delta is part of a larger geologic region called the Salton Trough. [2]
The Imperial Valley extends southward for 50 miles (80 km) from the southern end of the Salton Sea into Mexico. Part of a trough stretching from the Coachella Valley to the Gulf of California, it is almost entirely below sea level—235 feet (72 m) below at the edge of the Salton Sea. Its hot desert climate is characterized by daily temperature ...
The Salton Trough Fault runs parallel to San Andreas and could be absorbing some of the strain. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...