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Q: How much does the San Andreas Fault Line move yearly?
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How do the rocks in a strike-slip fault move?

It's a earthquake where two plates move sideways from eachother for example the San Andreas Fault is a strike-slip earthquake.


What type of boundary is called when two tectonic plates move side by side?

I believe it is called a fault, like the San Andreas fault in California.


How can earthquakes be planned for?

Move away from a 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 type of rock is san andreas fault?

It is not any particular rock type, it is a fault or crack along which rocks move. It cuts through different rock formations of various types.


When did the christchurch fault line last move?

The Christchurch fault line last moved on monday 13/03/13 at 7 pm. Eva is cool


When did christchurchs last fault line move?

The Christchurch fault line last moved on monday 13/03/13 at 7 pm. Eva is cool


How did Haiti get an earthquake?

Because going through the middle of haiti is a fault line so he fault line causes earthquakes when the two plates on each side move.


If the pacific plate continues to move along the san Andreas Fault what might happento Baja California?

Parts of it will end up further North.


What are the characteristics of the San Andreas Fault zone?

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.


What do we call a crack or break along which rocks move?

A fault line, or plate boundary.


What is it called when plates of the earth move towards each other or collide?

fault line