Eastern Sierra Nevada frontal fault system
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The Eastern Sierra Nevada frontal fault system is a major active fault zone along the eastern edge of California’s Sierra Nevada that accommodates uplift of the range and contributes to significant seismic hazard in the region.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active fault
ⓘ
fault zone ⓘ normal fault system ⓘ seismogenic structure ⓘ |
| accommodates |
east-west extension
ⓘ
uplift of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| activity |
Holocene
ⓘ
Quaternary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earthquake hazard in Owens Valley region
ⓘ
earthquake hazard near Bishop ⓘ earthquake hazard near Mammoth Lakes ⓘ |
| contributesTo | seismic hazard in eastern California ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deformationStyle | range-front faulting ⓘ |
| forms | topographic escarpment along eastern Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Quaternary activity ⓘ |
| geomorphicExpression |
fault scarps
ⓘ
linear mountain front ⓘ |
| hasSegment |
Bishop area frontal faults
ⓘ
Hartley Springs Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Hilton Creek Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Mammoth Lakes area faults ⓘ Owens Valley frontal faults ⓘ Round Valley Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardType |
strong ground shaking
ⓘ
surface-rupturing earthquakes ⓘ |
| influences | seismic risk to eastern Sierra Nevada communities ⓘ |
| kinematicallyLinkedTo |
Owens Valley Fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada microplate motion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
eastern Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType |
normal
ⓘ
oblique-slip ⓘ |
| orientation | north-northwest trending ⓘ |
| parallelTo | eastern margin of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern California tectonic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Pacific–North America plate boundary deformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeTo | east side generally down-dropped relative to Sierra Nevada block ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | accommodation of Sierra Nevada range uplift ⓘ |
| separates | Sierra Nevada block from Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| studiedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Basin and Range Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walker Lane belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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