San Andreas Fault
This photograph is of the land near Palm Desert, California through which runs the San Andreas Fault. In taking this photograph, I was informed by a nearby sign that stated "San Andreas Fault," with an arrow pointing in the direction one sees in the image. I have been advised that the actual fault probably runs between the hills in the photograph's foreground, and the distant mountain range. For those interested, information regarding the San Andreas Fault will be found below.
The San Andreas Fault is a continental fault that extends roughly 750 mi through the Californias. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
The fault was first identified in 1895 by Professor Andrew Lawson of UC Berkeley. In the wake of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Lawson was tasked with deciphering the origin of the earthquake, and he concluded that it originated from this fault line.
Researchers believe that the San Andreas fault has reached a sufficient stress level for an earthquake of magnitude greater than 8.0 to occur in the foreseeable future, but exactly when the triggering will happen and when the earthquake will occur is, of course, unknown. Should an earthquake along the fault occur, it will result in massive damage throughout the state of California.
San Andreas Fault
This photograph is of the land near Palm Desert, California through which runs the San Andreas Fault. In taking this photograph, I was informed by a nearby sign that stated "San Andreas Fault," with an arrow pointing in the direction one sees in the image. I have been advised that the actual fault probably runs between the hills in the photograph's foreground, and the distant mountain range. For those interested, information regarding the San Andreas Fault will be found below.
The San Andreas Fault is a continental fault that extends roughly 750 mi through the Californias. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
The fault was first identified in 1895 by Professor Andrew Lawson of UC Berkeley. In the wake of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Lawson was tasked with deciphering the origin of the earthquake, and he concluded that it originated from this fault line.
Researchers believe that the San Andreas fault has reached a sufficient stress level for an earthquake of magnitude greater than 8.0 to occur in the foreseeable future, but exactly when the triggering will happen and when the earthquake will occur is, of course, unknown. Should an earthquake along the fault occur, it will result in massive damage throughout the state of California.