San Andreas Fault
Fault in California
The San Andreas Fault is a continental right-lateral strike-slip transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers through the U.S. state of California. It forms part of the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American... Wikipedia
Coordinates: 35°07′N 119°39′W / 35.117°N 119.650°W
Age: Neogene-Holocene
Cities: San Francisco, San Bernardino, San Juan Bautista
Displacement: 20–35 mm (0.79–1.38 in)/yr
Earthquakes: 1857, 1906 (Mw ≈7.8), 1957 (Mw 5.7), 1989 (Mw ≈6.9), 2004
Length: 1,200 km (750 mi)
Movement: Dextral