247 faults or fault systems as of December 30, 2008.
strike-slip faults where they move laterally
There are many faults in California. The two most significant faults are the San Andreas Fault and the Hayward Fault.
features
The main cause of earthquakes is when there is a sudden movement of various plate boundaries or when plates scrape against each other. Some earthquakes are also caused from old plate boundaries or faults. Many earthquakes happen at faults, such as the San Andreas Fault in California.
The movement of the Pacific and North American plates produced California's major geological features. These features include faults, volcanoes, mountain ranges, and basins.
Normal faults
OK!over 99 active faults!
one is the San Andreas Fault in California.
Deep furrows in the ground or ocean floor are faults. San Andreas fault in California is a prime example, having displacement hundreds of kilometers long. Two kinds of faults are dip-slip faults and strike-slip faults.
There are many faults throughout the US. The one that is most widely know is the San Andreas Fault in California and other Western States.
Fault zones are areas where there are many interconnected faults.
Geological faults are planar fractures. More information can be found on sites such as Wikipedia, as well as the California Geological Survey website.