Transverse Ranges fault system
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The Transverse Ranges fault system is a complex network of active faults in Southern California that accommodates motion between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates and is responsible for significant seismic activity in the region.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fault system
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geologic structure ⓘ seismogenic zone ⓘ |
| accommodates | relative motion between Pacific Plate and North American Plate ⓘ |
| age | Cenozoic activity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Transverse Ranges
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crustal shortening in Southern California ⓘ mountain building in the Transverse Ranges ⓘ |
| causes | seismic activity in Southern California ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | northwest–southeast structural grain of most California faults ⓘ |
| deformationStyle | transpressional tectonics ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
active faults
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complex network of faults ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
earthquake shaking in Los Angeles region
ⓘ
uplift of Transverse Ranges ⓘ |
| includes |
Big Pine Fault
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Cucamonga Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission Ridge–Arroyo Parida–Santa Ana Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitas Point–Ventura–Ojai Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleito Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Puente Hills Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Mountain Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ San Cayetano Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ San Fernando Fault zone NERFINISHED ⓘ San Gabriel Fault segments in Transverse Ranges ⓘ Santa Monica Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Susana Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Madre Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisar Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Verdugo Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Southern California ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| movementType |
oblique slip
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primarily reverse faulting ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ |
| oriented | primarily east–west ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Transverse Ranges topographic trend ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern California plate boundary fault network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | San Andreas Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | significant earthquakes in Southern California ⓘ |
| riskTo |
Los Angeles metropolitan area
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San Fernando Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ventura Basin region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seismicHazardLevel | high ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
United States Geological Survey
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ⓘ
seismologists ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | boundary between Pacific Plate and North American Plate ⓘ |
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