Imperial Valley fault system
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The Imperial Valley fault system is a major network of active faults in Southern California and northern Mexico that accommodates tectonic motion between the Pacific and North American plates and has produced significant earthquakes.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fault system
ⓘ
geologic structure ⓘ |
| accommodatesMotionBetween |
North American Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activity | historically active ⓘ |
| age | Quaternary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cerro Prieto geothermal field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salton Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Gulf of California rift system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Andreas Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ San Jacinto Fault zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deformationStyle | distributed faulting and seismicity ⓘ |
| displacementType | horizontal ⓘ |
| earthquakeMechanism | strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Brawley Seismic Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cerro Prieto Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Sand Hills Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Superstition Hills Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Superstition Mountain Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProduced |
1940 Imperial Valley earthquake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1979 Imperial Valley earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ 1987 Superstition Hills earthquakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardTo |
Imperial County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexicali Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isActive | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Imperial Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ Southern California ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
northern Baja California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| near | Salton Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific–North American plate boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryRole | links San Andreas Fault to Gulf of California spreading centers ⓘ |
| region |
Baja California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| relatedProcess |
continental rifting
ⓘ
crustal extension ⓘ |
| seismicHazardLevel | high ⓘ |
| studiedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | transform plate boundary ⓘ |
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