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Activity along the san Andreas fault helped create which peninsula?
Point Reyes Penisula
Are there earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the san Andreas fault?
The San Andreas fault produces earthquakes, but not volcanic activity.
What occur along a fault?
Earthquakes occur along a fault. Near the San Andreas fault lots of earthquakes occur.
What does fault mean in earth science?
A fault is a fracture in a large volume of rock, generally caused by tectonic activity. Faults, such as the San Andreas Fault in California, are often regions of frequent seismic activity for the same reason.
What is the average rate of displacement along the San Andreas fault?
The average amount of diplacement along the San Andreas Fault is 2 to 5 centimeters (1 to 2 inches) per year.
What triggers California's frequent earthquakes?
California's seismic activity is the result of the many active faults it lies upon, most prominantly, the San Andreas Fault. One of the reasons that California has so many earthquakes is that the San Andreas fault has a "bend" that creates large amounts of friction as the plates slide next to each other.
What is happening to the plates along the san Andreas fault?
they are making earthquakes
Where does transform boundaries occur?
Along the San Andreas Fault line.
How many earthquakes occur along the San Andreas fault each year?
AnswerAccording to the USGS, the plates along the San Andrea fault move about 1.7in per year.
What is the relative movement along the San Andreas Fault?
The San Andreas Fault is a transform fault (also known as a strike-flip fault). It is where two plates are sliding past each other in opposite directions.
What major geologic fault begins in Southern California and continues northwest along the coast?
The San Andreas Fault
Where does transform plate boundary occur?
Along the San Andreas Fault line.
