Archived report (descriptions no longer maintained)
Bartlett Springs fault system, Lake Mountain section (Class A) No. 29a
Last Review Date: 2017-03-17
Compiled in cooperation with the California Geological Survey
| County(s) and State(s) |
MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA |
| Physiographic province(s) |
PACIFIC BORDER |
| Reliability of location |
Good Compiled at 1:12,000; 1:100,000; and 1:800,000 scale. |
| Length (km) | This section is 51 km of a total fault length of 160 km. |
| Average strike | N15°W (for section) |
| Sense of movement | Right lateral |
| Dip Direction | V |
| Historic earthquake | |
| Most recent prehistoric deformation | latest Quaternary (<15 ka) |
| Slip-rate category | Between 1.0 and 5.0 mm/yr |
| References |
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