Neither. It is a part of nature and therefore it simply is.
Another way to look at it is this: If you have property on the west side of the fault, it would be your enemy if there is ever an earthquake capable of sliding half of California into the Pacific Ocean. If you have property on the east side of the fault, it would be your friend if the above happened, because your desert property would turn into beach front property.
The San Andreas fault is where it occured.
No. As a transform fault, the San Andreas Fault cannot produce volcanism.
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.
The most studied transform fault in the world is the San Andreas Fault.
The most noteworthy is the San Andreas fault.
The San Andreas fault is where it occured.
The San Andreas fault!The San Andreas Fault
No, the San Andreas Fault is a strike-slip fault, not a normal fault.
I think you will ind that it is the San Andreas Fault line.
There are many faults in California. The two most significant faults are the San Andreas Fault and the Hayward Fault.
The San Andreas Fault
No. As a transform fault, the San Andreas Fault cannot produce volcanism.
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.
The San Andreas fault line.
The most studied transform fault in the world is the San Andreas Fault.
The San Andreas fault
San Andreas Fault