Ragged Mountain fault, (Class A) No. 5132
Last Review Date: 2012-07-01
Compiled in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources
| County(s) and State(s) |
VALDEZ-CORDOVA CENSUS AREA, ALASKA |
| Physiographic province(s) |
PACIFIC BORDER RANGES (offshore) |
| Reliability of location |
Compiled at 1:250,000 scale. |
| Length (km) | 66 km. |
| Average strike | S. 8° E. |
| Sense of movement | Reverse |
| Dip Direction | W |
| 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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