Cobb Offset

E73002

oceanic transform fault transform fault system

Cobb Offset is a major transform fault system in the northeast Pacific Ocean that offsets segments of the Juan de Fuca Ridge.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oceanic transform fault → transform fault system →
associatedWith	Juan de Fuca Plate → Pacific Plate →
characterizedBy	linear bathymetric trough → offset magnetic anomalies →
connects	segments of the Juan de Fuca Ridge →
countryOffshoreFrom	United States →
discoveredBy	marine geophysical surveys →
displacementType	strike-slip →
faultType	right-lateral transform fault →
geologicalFeature	mid-ocean ridge transform →
geologicalProcess	seafloor spreading →
isPartOf	global mid-ocean ridge transform fault network →
locatedIn	northeast Pacific Ocean →
namedAfter	Cobb Seamount →
near	Cobb Seamount →
ocean	Pacific Ocean →
offsets	Juan de Fuca Ridge →
offshoreFrom	Pacific Northwest coast →
partOf	Juan de Fuca Ridge system →
region	northeastern Pacific Ocean →
researchField	marine geology → plate tectonics →
roleInPlateTectonics	accommodates differential motion between ridge segments →
seafloorFeature	fracture zone →
seafloorSpreadingContext	Juan de Fuca Ridge →
tectonicActivity	earthquake generation →
tectonicSetting	divergent plate boundary →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Juan de Fuca Ridge →	connectsTo