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The last large quake on the San Andreas was the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, magnitude 6.9.
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Did san gabriel have earthquakes?
Yes, San Gabriel, California has experienced earthquakes. It is located near the San Andreas Fault, which is a major tectonic boundary that is known for its seismic activity. The area has a history of earthquakes, including the notable 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake.
How many faults are there in California?
There are over 247 identified faults or fault systems in the state of California. Southern California alone experiences over 10,000 earthquakes a year, hundreds above Magnitude 3.0 . Two large quakes Sylmar at 6:00:55 a.m. PST on February 9, 1971, and The Northridge earthquake occurred at 4:30 a.m. PST on January 17, 1994, both occurred on previously unknown faults
What type of fault caused the Haitian earthquake in January 2010?
The name of the fault line responsible for the January 2010 Haitian earthquake is the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault. It is a strike-slip fault, like the San Andreas Fault in California. Movement occurs horizontally. This fault along with the Oriente and Septentrional Fracture Zones to the north of Haiti are part of the transform boundary that separates the Caribbean and North American plates where the Caribbean plate is moving eastwards by about 20 mm/year relative to the North American plate. However the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault has been locked for approximately 250 years. As such this movement has caused localised stresses to accumulate in the Earth's crust around the locked fault zone over time, causing energy to be stored in the form of elastic strain or elastic potential energy (like that in a compressed spring). Ultimately this stress has exceeded the shear strength of the crust in the fault zone causing a sudden brittle failure or rupture. This in turn causes movement and a sudden release of the stored elastic strain energy in the form of seismic waves (as well as heat and sound). This ultimately resulted in a rupture of the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault that was approximately 65 km (40 miles) in length with an average slip of 1.8 m (5.9 ft). Please see the related question for more information.
What are the Effects of plate tectonics?
Plate tectonics can cause a number of things. This includes earthquakes when two plates grind together. Earthquakes occur along fault lines, which is why California gets a lot of earthquakes. It is along the San Andreas Fault. Plate tectonics can also cause mountains or volcanoes when one plate goes under another one. That is still happening in most mountain ranges, which is why Mount Everest grows a bit each year. Islands can also occur, but I don't know the specifics.
Why the age of a fault is younger than the rocks in which it is found?
100 year old
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 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.
Los Angeles and San Francisco become 2.5 inches closer together each year because they are on opposite sides of the San Andreas fault?
yes
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