Queen Charlotte Fault
E38542
The Queen Charlotte Fault is a major transform fault off the Pacific Northwest coast that marks the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates and is a significant source of earthquakes in the region.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plate boundary
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transform fault → |
| ageContext |
Cenozoic plate boundary feature
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| approximateLength |
over 900 km
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| connectedTo |
Cascadia Subduction Zone
→
Fairweather Fault → Queen Charlotte Triple Junction → |
| countryBordering |
Canada
→
United States → |
| crustType |
oceanic-continental plate boundary
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| displacementType |
horizontal displacement
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| faultType |
right-lateral strike-slip fault
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| geologicalHazard |
tsunami generation potential
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| geologicalProvince |
northeastern Pacific margin
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| hazardTo |
coastal communities of British Columbia
→
coastal communities of Southeast Alaska → |
| isMajorSourceOf |
earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest region
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| locatedInBodyOfWater |
Pacific Ocean
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| locatedOffCoastOf |
British Columbia
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Southeast Alaska → |
| maximumRecordedMagnitude |
greater than 8.0 Mw
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| monitoredBy |
seismic networks in Canada
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seismic networks in the United States → |
| motionType |
strike-slip
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| nearIslands |
Haida Gwaii
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Queen Charlotte Islands → |
| notableEarthquake |
1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake
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| notableEarthquakeMagnitude |
about 8.1 Mw
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| orientation |
northwest-southeast
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| parallelTo |
coastline of British Columbia
→
coastline of Southeast Alaska → |
| partOf |
Pacific–North American plate boundary system
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| provinceBordering |
British Columbia
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| region |
Pacific Northwest
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| relativeMotion |
right-lateral
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| researchField |
plate tectonics
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seismology → |
| riskCategory |
significant earthquake hazard zone
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| seismicity |
high
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| slipRate |
high relative plate motion rate
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| stateBordering |
Alaska
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| structure |
offshore fault zone parallel to the continental margin
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| tectonicPlate1 |
Pacific Plate
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| tectonicPlate2 |
North American Plate
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| tectonicRole |
accommodates relative motion between Pacific and North American Plates
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| tectonicSetting |
boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
North American Plate
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boundaryFeature |
|
North American plate boundary system
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hasPart |