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Q: Why is the San Andreas fault line so active?
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What is the most active fault line in California?

san Andreas fault


What fault line is San Francisco on?

San Andreas Fault Line


Where do a lot of earthquakes occur?

Most earthquakes occur on active fault lines such as the San Andreas fault in California. Most fault lines are under water but some come above water, such as the San Andreas fault in San Francisco and the fault line in Iceland. The San Andreas fault caused the great fire in San Francisco.


What is the san ------- fault causes many earthquakes?

I think you will ind that it is the San Andreas Fault line.


What fault is San-Francisco on?

The San Andreas fault line.


San Andreas fault line?

The San Andreas fault line was first identified in 1895 by Professor of geology Andrew Lawson. The San Andreas fault is approximately 800 miles long.


What active fault zone generate earthquakes?

The San Andreas Fault


What is the name of the fault line in New Mexico?

san Andreas


Has San Andreas been hit by an earthquake?

Yes San Andreas has had an earthquake in fact it has been a lot of them San Andreas even has a fault line named after it (The San Andreas fault line is actually a visible crack in the ground) and a lot of earth quakes happen upon a fault line.


What is the longest fault line in California?

the san Andreas fault


What fault line divides California?

San Andreas Fault


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.