What you are referring to is a plate boundary. A plate boundary is an area where two tectonic plates are either moving away, moving towards, or moving along each other. San Andreas fault is a plate boundary because the fault is located over two tectonic plates that are moving along each other.
No, the San Andreas Fault is a strike-slip fault, not a normal fault.
The San Andreas fault is a right-lateral strike-slip fault. This means that as you face the fault trace, the opposite side of the fault moves to the right.
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San Andreas Fault
The largest and most famous earthquake fault in California is the San Andreas fault. It is 800 km long. It is significant because it runs through a heavily populated area (Los Angeles) and it is likely to do very serious damage some day. The San Andreas fault is a transform fault.
No, the San Andreas Fault is a strike-slip fault, not a normal fault.
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The San Andreas fault is where it occured.
There are many faults in California. The two most significant faults are the San Andreas Fault and the Hayward Fault.
The most studied transform fault in the world is the San Andreas Fault.
No. It is a transform fault.
Strike-Slip fault is the most common fault type in the San Andreas fault system.
No. As a transform fault, the San Andreas Fault cannot produce volcanism.
San Andreas Fault
I think you will ind that it is the San Andreas Fault line.
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.
No. It is a strike-slip fault.