Archived report (descriptions no longer maintained)
Zayante-Vergeles fault zone (Class A) No. 59
Last Review Date: 2000-10-24
Compiled in cooperation with the California Geological Survey
| County(s) and State(s) |
SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA |
| Physiographic province(s) |
PACIFIC BORDER |
| Reliability of location |
Poor Compiled at 1:750,000 scale. |
| Length (km) | 87 km. |
| Average strike | N59°W |
| Sense of movement | Right lateral |
| Dip | 60–80° SW. |
| Historic earthquake | |
| Most recent prehistoric deformation | latest Quaternary (<15 ka) |
| Slip-rate category | Between 0.2 and 1.0 mm/yr |
| References |
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