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The fault runs through California and Baja California in Mexico. It is 1,300 kilometers long (810 miles).
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What is special about the San Andres fault?
It is a transform boundary. It is a strike-slip fault.
What fault type is most common in the san Andres fault system?
Strike slip faults.
What causes the movement along the San Andres fault?
plate tecteconics
What are the geographical faults in California?
The largest geographical fault in California is the San Andres fault. This large fault is responsible for the largest quakes to hit the state. The San Jacinto, Elsinore, and Imperial are smaller parallel faults to the San Andres.
What part of the US is most likely to experience earthquakes and volcanoes?
california, the san andres fault, because of plate tectonics
Is there gold in the San Andres fault?
No
Where is the San Andres fault located?
California
What type of fault is caused by shearing San Andres fault in California?
A transverse fault
What is special about the San Andres fault?
It is a transform boundary. It is a strike-slip fault.
What fault type is most common in the san Andres fault system?
Strike slip faults.
What causes the movement along the San Andres fault?
plate tecteconics
What kind of boundray makes up the San Andres Fault?
a transform boundary.
What is the name of the FAULT rock crack which occurs through San Francisco?
It is called the San Andres Fualt
What are the geographical faults in California?
The largest geographical fault in California is the San Andres fault. This large fault is responsible for the largest quakes to hit the state. The San Jacinto, Elsinore, and Imperial are smaller parallel faults to the San Andres.
What mission sits on the san Andres fault?
In the state of California, in the United States of America, there is a San Andreas fault. Mission Juan Bautista is very close to it and suffers from earthquake damage periodically.
What part of the US is most likely to experience earthquakes and volcanoes?
california, the san andres fault, because of plate tectonics
Why don't volcano's form along San Andres fault?
When volcanoes form, they are typically caused by a convergent or divergent motion. The San Andreas Fault was formed from a transform motion, or when the plates slide past each other.
