Calico–Hidalgo fault zone
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The Calico–Hidalgo fault zone is a major strike-slip fault system in the Mojave Desert of Southern California that accommodates part of the region’s tectonic shear between the Pacific and North American plates.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic fault
ⓘ
seismogenic structure ⓘ strike-slip fault zone ⓘ |
| accommodates | part of the right-lateral shear between the Pacific and North American plates ⓘ |
| activity | active fault zone in the Quaternary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
distributed shear in the Mojave Desert
ⓘ
intraplate deformation of the North American Plate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deformationStyle | brittle crustal faulting ⓘ |
| discipline |
seismology
ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ |
| faultSystemType | continental strike-slip system ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Basin and Range–Mojave transition zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
en echelon fault segments
ⓘ
linear valleys and scarps ⓘ multiple fault strands ⓘ |
| hazardType | earthquake hazard ⓘ |
| influences |
landscape evolution of the Mojave Desert
ⓘ
regional seismic risk in the Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| kinematics | right-lateral horizontal displacement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mojave Desert ⓘ Southern California ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mechanism | shear localization in the upper crust ⓘ |
| movementType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| near |
Calico Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hidalgo Mountain area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern California shear zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mojave Desert fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryRole | secondary plate-boundary fault system ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| relatedTo |
Camp Rock fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenwood–Lockhart–Old Woman Springs fault zone NERFINISHED ⓘ San Andreas Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slipSense | dextral ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
seismologists
ⓘ
structural geologists ⓘ |
| tectonicProcess | continental transform motion ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates part of Pacific–North America plate motion away from the main San Andreas Fault trace ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | boundary region between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cenozoic tectonic activity ⓘ |
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