Archived report (descriptions no longer maintained)
Owens Valley fault zone, 1872 rupture section (Class A) No. 51b
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 1:48,000 scale. |
| Length (km) | This section is 118 km of a total fault length of 136 km. |
| Average strike | N9°W (for section) |
| Sense of movement | Right lateral |
| Dip | 80±15° ENE. |
| Historic earthquake | Owens Valley earthquake 1872 |
| Most recent prehistoric deformation | latest Quaternary (<15 ka) |
| Slip-rate category | Between 1.0 and 5.0 mm/yr |
| References |
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