Windows Live® Search Results

San Andreas Fault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The San Andreas Fault is a geologic transform fault that runs a length of roughly 800 miles (1,300 km) through California in the United States. The fault's motion is right-lateral ...
San Andreas fault zone
U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program URL http://quake.usgs.gov/info/faultmaps/fault207.html Contact: webmaster@ehznorth.wr.usgs.gov
San Andreas Fault Map - Zoom In on the Fault! - GEOLOGY.COM
Satellite view of the San Andreas Fault by Dr. David K. Lynch and Bradley Cole - Geology.com ... San Andreas Fault Map - Zoom in for a Closer Look! This satellite view shows the ...

See all search results in
Windows Live® Search Results

Also on Encarta

•

Presidential Myths Quiz

San Andreas Fault

Encyclopedia Article

Find | Print | E-mail | Blog It

Multimedia

1 item

Dynamic Map

Map of San Andreas Fault

San Andreas Fault, geological fault zone in California stretching northwest for 1000 km (600 mi), from the Imperial Valley in southern California to Point Arena on the Northern Coast and out to sea. The zone marks the boundary between the North American and Pacific tectonic plates. Earthquakes occur along it because of obstacles to the steady, even movement of the two plates as they slide past each other. See Earthquake; Fault; Plate Tectonics.