San Andreas Fault

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geological fault plate boundary strike-slip fault transform fault

The San Andreas Fault is a major tectonic boundary in California where the Pacific and North American plates meet, notorious for generating powerful earthquakes.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
San Andreas Fault canonical 39
San Andreas Fault system 20
San Andreas Fault zone 7

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological fault ⓘ
plate boundary ⓘ
strike-slip fault ⓘ
transform fault ⓘ
averageSlipRate about 20 to 35 millimeters per year ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
cumulativeOffset hundreds of kilometers over millions of years ⓘ
discoveredBy Andrew Lawson ⓘ
discoveryYear 1895 ⓘ
formsBoundaryOf North American Plate ⓘ
surface form: North American Plate western margin in California
geologicalAge tens of millions of years ⓘ
governedBy plate tectonics ⓘ
hasFeature fault scarps ⓘ
linear valleys ⓘ
offset streams ⓘ
hazardType large earthquakes ⓘ
length about 1200 kilometers ⓘ
about 750 miles ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

western United States ⓘ
maximumObservedOffset several meters in single events ⓘ
monitoredBy United States Geological Survey ⓘ
namedAfter San Andreas Lake ⓘ
notableEarthquake 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake ⓘ
1906 San Francisco earthquake ⓘ
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake ⓘ
orientation northwest–southeast ⓘ
partOf Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
passesNear Los Angeles ⓘ
San Francisco ⓘ
passesThrough Carrizo Plain ⓘ
Coachella Valley ⓘ
Mojave Desert ⓘ
surface form: Mojave Desert region

Salton Sea ⓘ
surface form: Salton Sea region

Transverse Ranges ⓘ
surface form: San Bernardino Mountains region

San Francisco Peninsula ⓘ
region Coastal Ranges ⓘ
surface form: California Coast Ranges

Peninsular Ranges ⓘ
Transverse Ranges ⓘ
relativeMotionType right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ
riskTo Greater Los Angeles Area ⓘ
surface form: Greater Los Angeles area

San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ
segment central segment ⓘ
northern segment ⓘ
southern segment ⓘ
seismicZone San Andreas Fault self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: San Andreas Fault system
tectonicPlateBoundaryBetween North American Plate ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ
terminusNear Cape Mendocino ⓘ
Salton Sea ⓘ

Referenced by (76)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1906 San Francisco earthquake → fault → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake → fault → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Andreas Fault → seismicZone → San Andreas Fault self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system
Pacific Plate → hasBoundaryFeature → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
North American Plate → boundaryFeature → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Pacific coast of North America → hasNotableFeature → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Transverse Ranges → crossedBy → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Francisco Peninsula → locatedOnTectonicFeature → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Andreas Lake → locatedNear → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Andreas Lake → namedAfter → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Andreas Lake → parallelTo → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Santa Cruz County, California → liesOnFaultSystem → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Harry Fielding Reid → studied → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Gulf of California rift zone → connectsTo → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system
Carrizo Plain → geologicalFeature → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Gorgonio Pass region → associatedWith → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system
Cajon Pass → geologicalFeature → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault zone
Santa Cruz Mountains → traversedBy → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Keys View → overlooks → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault zone
California Coast–Sierra Nevada–Transverse Ranges transition zone → relatedTo → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system
San Jacinto Fault Zone → parallelTo → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Garlock Fault → runsFrom → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault near the Tehachapi Mountains
Garlock Fault → associatedWith → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system
Andrew Lawson → studied → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Salton Trough → associatedWith → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system
North Coast Ranges → associatedWith → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system
North American plate boundary system → hasPart → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Bernardino Mountains → formedBy → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Hayward Fault → partOf → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system
Hayward Fault → parallelTo → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
The Pinnacles (rock formations) → partOf → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system region
Tomales Bay → geologicalSetting → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault zone
Mendocino Triple Junction → associatedFault → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Interstate 280 → near → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault zone
San Andreas Rift Valley → formedAlong → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Andreas Rift Valley → isPartOf → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system
San Andreas Rift Valley → namedAfter → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Andreas Dam → associatedWith → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Andreas Dam → near → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Sweeney Ridge → locatedNear → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Tomales Point → partOf → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system region
San Gorgonio Pass → nearFault → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Juan Bautista, California → onFault → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Cajon Canyon → near → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault zone
San Benito County, California → locatedIn → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault zone
Pacific–North American plate boundary system → hasPart → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Lake Palmdale → locatedOn → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault zone
Loma Prieta → proximityTo → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
Taft, California → locatedNear → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
East Pacific tectonic system → contains → San Andreas Fault ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Andreas Fault system