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The San Andreas fault has caused a number of high magnitude earthquakes and is located in close proximity to a number of very large urban areas such as San Francisco, San Diego, Palm Springs and Los Angeles amongst others.
The San Andreas fault is a transform boundary between the North American and Pacific plates which are continuing to move. This means that stress is constantly accumulating and will ultimately result in another large scale earthquake of high magnitude (>7).
However the US has very strict building regulations that are very rigidly enforced and due to the occurrence of earthquakes in the past and the high risk of recurrence, buildings in California are designed to be earthquake resistant which greatly reduces the risk of death or serious injury.
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What is a 'system' of faults as used in the phrase 'San Andreas System'?
System means area so when they sat San Andreas System, they mean San Andreas area, or San Andreas where the the San Andreas fault is
What would happen if the san Andreas fault broke off the us?
If an earthquake so catastrophic forced the outer side of the San Andreas fault to "break off", a tsunami would fly across the pacific. Wiping out all continents in its path.
Why does san Andreas get so many earth quakes?
It gets so many Earth Quakes because it is under a fault line. Plates under the Earth's surface rub against each other and create Earth Quakes.
Why are earthquakes more common in California?
California sits along the San Andreas Fault. Here, two slabs of Earth's crust, called tectonic plates, slowly grind past one another. As this happens the plates snag on one another and build up tension. Every so often the plates slip and this tension is released in the form of earthquakes.
Why do California have more earthquakes than in other places?
There are very deep cracks in the stone structure of the Earth, known as fault lines, that are involved in earthquakes, and several fault lines run through California; Florida does not have fault lines (although it does have hurricanes).
What is a system of faults as used in the phrase San Andreas system?
System means area so when they sat San Andreas System, they mean San Andreas area, or San Andreas where the the San Andreas fault is
What is a 'system' of faults as used in the phrase 'San Andreas System'?
System means area so when they sat San Andreas System, they mean San Andreas area, or San Andreas where the the San Andreas fault is
What is a system faults as used in the phrase San Andrea's System?
System means area so when they sat San Andreas System, they mean San Andreas area, or San Andreas where the the San Andreas fault is
Why are their so many ridges and cracks along the San Andreas fault?
because it is
When is the next earthquake in the San Andreas Fault?
It has not happened yet, so we cannot tell.
What would happen if the san Andreas fault broke off the us?
If an earthquake so catastrophic forced the outer side of the San Andreas fault to "break off", a tsunami would fly across the pacific. Wiping out all continents in its path.
When was the last time the San Andreas fault had a major earthquake?
About 30 million years ago when the pacific plate first hit the north American plate
How many people where injured in the San Andreas fault?
The San Andreas fault line runs the length of CA and goes into the Pacific ocean, so to answer this question is impossible. When we have earthquakes in CA it is usually along the fault line, but some are also on branches of the fault. There are many small quakes each day and every so often we will get a large one. One of the largest in the history of the state was the 1906 San Francisco quake.
How does the San Andreas fault help to explain why there are so many other fault in California?
The Pacific and North American plates slide past each other along the San Andreas fault. They push and pull on the crust with enormous force. The crust breaks, forming many other faults, shown in Figure 18.
Why are San Francisco and the Bay area at risk from a powerful earthquake?
San Francisco has been built on a fault line called the San Andreas Fault. It is a fracture in the crust of the Earth. San Francisco sits on the edge of the pacific tectonic plate. The pacific tectonic plate collides with the North American tectonic plate, causing earthquakes. San Francisco also has soft soils so it's very easy for an earthquake to happen that causes bad damage.
Why does san francisco have so many hills?
My guess would be the San Andreas Trench... The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that runs a length of roughly 810 miles (1,300 km) through California in the United States. The fault's motion is right-lateral strike-slip (horizontal motion). It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
How long will it be before San Francisco and Los Angeles are right next to each other due to the San Andreas Fault?
San Francisco and Los Angeles are not on opposite sides of the San Andreas Fault, and the fault runs right through both those cities.
