Archived report (descriptions no longer maintained)
Garlock fault zone, Western Garlock section (Class A) No. 69a
Last Review Date: 2000-06-29
| County(s) and State(s) |
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA |
| Physiographic province(s) |
CASCADE-SIERRA MOUNTAINS BASIN AND RANGE PACIFIC BORDER |
| Reliability of location |
Good Compiled at 1:62,500 scale. |
| Length (km) | This section is 110 km of a total fault length of 257 km. |
| Average strike | N55°E (for section) |
| Sense of movement | Left lateral |
| Dip Direction | V |
| Historic earthquake | |
| Most recent prehistoric deformation | latest Quaternary (<15 ka) |
| Slip-rate category | Greater than 5.0 mm/yr |
| References |
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