Little Lake fault zone
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The Little Lake fault zone is a significant right-lateral strike-slip fault system in eastern California that accommodates part of the region’s tectonic deformation and seismic activity.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fault zone
ⓘ
right-lateral strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| accommodates |
seismic activity
ⓘ
tectonic deformation ⓘ |
| activityStatus | active fault ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
crustal extension and shear in eastern California
ⓘ
intraplate deformation of the North American Plate ⓘ regional seismicity in eastern California ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deformationPartitioning | accommodates part of Pacific–North America plate motion ⓘ |
| displacementStyle | horizontal displacement ⓘ |
| faultType | strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary activity ⓘ |
| hazardType | earthquake hazard ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basin and Range Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
eastern California NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Sierra Nevada region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| near |
Coso Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Wells Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Lake, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Owens Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast trend ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern California Shear Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
distributed shear zone of eastern California ⓘ |
| region | western Great Basin margin ⓘ |
| seismotectonicRole | links deformation between Owens Valley and Mojave Desert faults ⓘ |
| senseOfSlip | dextral ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Pacific–North America plate boundary region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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