Owens Valley fault zone
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The Owens Valley fault zone is a major active strike-slip fault system in eastern California that accommodates significant crustal movement and has produced large historical earthquakes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active fault
ⓘ
geologic fault ⓘ strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| accommodates |
crustal extension in the Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
right-lateral shear between the Pacific and North American plates ⓘ |
| affects |
Owens Valley hydrology
ⓘ
topography of eastern Sierra Nevada front ⓘ |
| age | Quaternary activity ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| deformationStyle | strike-slip with normal components ⓘ |
| displacementType | horizontal displacement dominant ⓘ |
| evidenceOfActivity |
fault scarps
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historical surface ruptures ⓘ offset geomorphic features ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Fish Slough fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Independence fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Owens Valley fault NERFINISHED ⓘ White Mountain fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProduced | large historical earthquakes ⓘ |
| hazardType | earthquake hazard ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basin and Range Province
NERFINISHED
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Owens Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern California ⓘ eastern Sierra Nevada region ⓘ |
| maximumHistoricalMagnitude | about 7.4–7.9 Mw ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| near |
Inyo Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ White Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEarthquake | 1872 Owens Valley earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | north-northwest–south-southeast ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Sierra Nevada range front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern escarpment of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern California shear zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryRole | accommodates a fraction of Pacific–North America plate motion ⓘ |
| region |
Inyo County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mono County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
paleoseismology
ⓘ
seismology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| seismicity | high ⓘ |
| slipSense | dextral ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Pacific–North America plate boundary zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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