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Archived report (descriptions no longer maintained)

Owens Valley fault zone, Keough Hot Springs section (Class A) No. 51a

Last Review Date: 2002-10-01

Compiled in cooperation with the California Geological Survey

County(s) and State(s) INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Physiographic province(s) BASIN AND RANGE
CASCADE-SIERRA MOUNTAINS
Reliability of location Good
Compiled at 1:62,500 scale.
Length (km) This section is 21 km of a total fault length of 136 km.
Average strike N2°E (for section)
Sense of movement Normal
Dip Direction W
Historic earthquake
Most recent prehistoric deformation latest Quaternary (<15 ka)
Slip-rate category Between 1.0 and 5.0 mm/yr
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Ross, D.C., 1962, Correlation of granitic plutons across faulted Owens Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 450-D, p. D86-D88.