Coyote Creek Fault

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The Coyote Creek Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in Southern California that forms part of the San Jacinto Fault Zone and is known for generating significant earthquakes.

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Coyote Creek Fault canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic fault
right-lateral fault
strike-slip fault
associatedWith San Jacinto Fault NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
deformationStyle brittle crustal faulting
displacementStyle strike-slip
faultType right-lateral strike-slip
formsPartOf San Jacinto–San Andreas fault system NERFINISHED
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasEarthquakeActivity yes
hazardTo nearby communities in Southern California
isSegmentOf San Jacinto Fault Zone NERFINISHED
knownFor generating significant earthquakes
locatedIn Southern California
movementType horizontal displacement
offsetType right-lateral strike-slip offset
partOf San Andreas transform system NERFINISHED
San Jacinto Fault Zone NERFINISHED
region Inland Southern California NERFINISHED
relativeMotion right-lateral
seismicHazard high
studiedBy United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED
tectonicRegime transform margin
tectonicSetting Pacific–North American plate boundary region

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1968 Borrego Mountain earthquake fault Coyote Creek Fault