Queen Charlotte Fault
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen Charlotte Fault canonical | 5 |
| Queen Charlotte Fault zone | 1 |
| Queen Charlotte–Fairweather Fault system | 1 |
| Queen Charlotte–Fairweather fault system | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plate boundary
ⓘ
transform fault ⓘ |
| ageContext | Cenozoic plate boundary feature ⓘ |
| approximateLength | over 900 km ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Cascadia Subduction Zone
ⓘ
Fairweather Fault ⓘ Queen Charlotte Triple Junction ⓘ |
| countryBordering |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crustType | oceanic-continental plate boundary ⓘ |
| displacementType | horizontal displacement ⓘ |
| faultType | right-lateral strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| geologicalHazard | tsunami generation potential ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | northeastern Pacific margin ⓘ |
| hazardTo |
coastal communities of British Columbia
ⓘ
coastal communities of Southeast Alaska ⓘ |
| isMajorSourceOf | earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest region ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Southeastern Alaska ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Alaska
|
| maximumRecordedMagnitude | greater than 8.0 Mw ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
seismic networks in Canada
ⓘ
seismic networks in the United States ⓘ |
| motionType | strike-slip ⓘ |
| nearIslands |
Haida Gwaii
ⓘ
Haida Gwaii ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Charlotte Islands
|
| notableEarthquake | 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake ⓘ |
| notableEarthquakeMagnitude | about 8.1 Mw ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest-southeast ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
coastline of British Columbia
ⓘ
coastline of Southeast Alaska ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific–North American plate boundary system ⓘ |
| provinceBordering | British Columbia ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| relativeMotion | right-lateral ⓘ |
| researchField |
plate tectonics
ⓘ
seismology ⓘ |
| riskCategory | significant earthquake hazard zone ⓘ |
| seismicity | high ⓘ |
| slipRate | high relative plate motion rate ⓘ |
| stateBordering | Alaska ⓘ |
| structure | offshore fault zone parallel to the continental margin ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate1 | Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate2 | North American Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates relative motion between Pacific and North American Plates ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Queen Charlotte–Fairweather Fault system
this entity surface form:
Queen Charlotte Fault zone
this entity surface form:
Queen Charlotte–Fairweather fault system