Laguna Salada Fault
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The Laguna Salada Fault is a major active geological fault system in the border region of northern Baja California, Mexico, and southern California, known for generating significant earthquakes such as the 1892 Laguna Salada event.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active fault
ⓘ
geological fault ⓘ strike-slip fault ⓘ |
| category |
Plate boundary faults
ⓘ
Seismic faults of California ⓘ Seismic faults of Mexico ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| crossesBorder | Mexico–United States border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementStyle |
right-lateral horizontal displacement
ⓘ
vertical displacement in places ⓘ |
| earthquake | 1892 Laguna Salada earthquake ⓘ |
| evidenceOfActivity | Holocene surface ruptures ⓘ |
| faultType | right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceExpression | fault scarps along Laguna Salada basin ⓘ |
| hazard | potential for damaging earthquakes ⓘ |
| knownFor | 1892 Laguna Salada earthquake ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baja California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
northern Baja California ⓘ southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumRecordedMagnitude | approximately 7.1 ⓘ |
| movementType |
normal component
ⓘ
strike-slip ⓘ |
| near |
Laguna Salada basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexicali Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Cucapá NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra El Mayor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baja California border region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of California rift system NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial–Mexicali seismic zone NERFINISHED ⓘ plate boundary fault system of northwestern Mexico ⓘ |
| region | Peninsular Ranges province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cerro Prieto Fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ San Andreas Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskTo |
Imperial Valley region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexicali metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Baja California communities ⓘ |
| ruptureLength | tens of kilometers ⓘ |
| seismicActivity | high ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
geologists
ⓘ
seismologists ⓘ |
| tectonicProcess |
continental rifting
ⓘ
transform plate motion ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Pacific–North America plate boundary region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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