Elsinore Trough
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Elsinore Trough is a geological depression in Southern California that forms part of a major fault-related valley system associated with the Elsinore Fault Zone.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological depression
ⓘ
structural basin ⓘ tectonic valley ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elsinore Fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Andreas Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Elsinore Fault Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| forms | part of a major fault-related valley system ⓘ |
| genesis | tectonic extension and strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fault-controlled topography
ⓘ
linear valley morphology ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern California ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lake Elsinore region ⓘ |
| near | Inland Empire region of Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Elsinore Fault Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peninsular Ranges tectonic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| process |
crustal deformation
ⓘ
strike-slip faulting ⓘ subsidence ⓘ |
| relatedTo | regional seismicity in Southern California ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geomorphology
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | transform plate boundary region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.