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Fault that makes California an area of high risk for earthquakes?
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The San Andreas fault
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What is the similarity between a fault and a fault zone?
A fault is where to tectonic plates meet but a fault zone is the area around a fault.
Does Indiana have both tornadoes and earthquakes?
Indiana and a number of neighboring states experience earthquakes, which in modern times have been small and nondestructive. It is unusual to have a major fault in the middle of a continent, but that does exist in this region.Southern Indiana is close to the New Madrid fault. New Madrid, now in Missouri, was the location of the New Madrid earthquakes, 1811-1812, which historical accounts suggest were the largest ever recorded in the eastern US and possibly the largest in North America. The fault is now well mapped and the active area includes several neighboring states and much of Indiana.
What three natural disasters prevalent along South America are associated with tectonic activity in the area?
Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
Which is bigger Ontario Canada or California in land area?
Ontario Canada
What does BART stand for?
BART stands for Bay Area Rapid Transit, in the Oakland/San Francisco, California US area.
What is a fault makes California an area of high risk for earthquakes?
Andreas fault.
What area has mountains but no earthquakes?
California
Why can a lack of earthquakes in a area near an active fault cause corcern?
Scientists also look for areas where earthquakes have not occurred along an otherwise active fault.
Area along a fault where few earthquakes have happened recently but where strong earthquakes have happened before?
seismic gap
What area along a fault where few earthquakes have happened recently but where strong earthquakes have happened before?
seismic gap
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.
Area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes occur?
Seismic gaps.
What causes earthquakes what areas in North America are more prone to earthquake activity?
Earthquakes are caused by the shifting of the Earth's plates usually at transform boundaries. California is a major earthquake area in NA because of the San Andreas fault line.
Where is the risk of earthquakes the highest in the US?
Near any fault lines but earthquakes tend to happen more on the west coast. For example, in California there is a big fault line called the San Andres fault and it took down San Francisco in the early 1900's.
What is a fault or boundary?
Fault lines exist where one tectonic plate meets another. For example the San Andreas Fault in California is the boundary between the North American plate (on the east of the fault line) and the Pacific plate (on the west of the fault line)
Why do earthquakes take place near the la area?
Because it is close to the San Andreas fault
How was the new Madrid fault formed?
the tension built up make earthquakes around this area
