Pisgah–Bullion–Mesquite Lake fault zone
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The Pisgah–Bullion–Mesquite Lake fault zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in the Mojave Desert of eastern California that accommodates part of the region’s active tectonic deformation and seismic hazard.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fault zone
ⓘ
right-lateral strike-slip fault system ⓘ |
| accommodates | active tectonic deformation in the Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| affects | regional crustal strain in the Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| associatedWith | intraplate seismicity in eastern California ⓘ |
| contributesTo | seismic hazard in eastern California ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deformationStyle | strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| faultType | strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary activity ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Bullion fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesquite Lake fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Pisgah fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardType | earthquake source ⓘ |
| isActive | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mojave Desert
ⓘ
eastern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Bullion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesquite Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Pisgah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest-trending ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern California shear zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeMotion | right-lateral horizontal displacement ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Pacific–North America plate boundary region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.