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Tectonic map of Alaska and northwestern Canada showing main faults and historic earthquakes. The Queen Charlotte Fault is an active transform fault that marks the boundary of the North American plate and the Pacific plate. [1] [2] It is Canada's right-lateral strike-slip equivalent to the San Andreas Fault to the south in California. [3]
see KantÅ earthquakes: Sagaing Fault: 1500: Myanmar: Dextral: Active: 1839, May 1930, Dec 1930, 1946, 1956, 2012: Salzach-Ennstal-Mariazell-Puchberg Fault System (SEMP) 400 [6] Austria: Sinistral strike-slip: San Andreas Fault System (Banning fault, Mission Creek fault, South Pass fault, San Jacinto fault, Elsinore fault) 1300: California ...
A map by the California Geological Survey shows faults near the Lake Almanor area in Plumas County, where a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Thursday, May 11, 2023, followed by a magnitude 5.2 ...
Earthquakes in the New Madrid and Wabash Valley seismic zones from 1974 to 2002, with magnitudes larger than 2.5. The zone had four of the largest earthquakes in recorded North American history, with moment magnitudes estimated to be as large as 7 or greater, all occurring within a 3-month period between December 1811 and February 1812. Many of ...
Weather. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. ... Map of the Ramapo Fault System: Earthquake epicenter at Lebanon, NJ. Hopewell Fault (red) and ...
Locations of quakes magnitude 2.5 or greater in the Wabash Valley (upper right) and New Madrid (lower left) Seismic Zones. The Wabash Valley seismic zone (also known as the Wabash Valley fault system or fault zone) is a tectonic region located in the Midwestern United States, centered on the valley of the lower Wabash River, along the state line between southeastern Illinois and southwestern ...
A fault off the Pacific coast could devastate Washington, Oregon and Northern California with a major earthquake and tsunami. Researchers mapped it comprehensively for the first time.
Seismic faults of the United States (6 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Seismic faults of North America" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.