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San Andreas Map: The red line on this map follows the surface trace of the San Andreas Fault across California. Areas to the east (right) of the fault are on the North American tectonic plate. Areas to the west (left) of the fault are part of the Pacific tectonic plate.
Plaque showing location of San Andreas Fault in San Mateo County. The San Andreas Fault is a continental right-lateral strike-slip transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers (750 mi) through the U.S. state of California. It forms part of the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
- 1,200 km (750 mi)
The San Andreas fault is responsible for some of California's largest earthquakes. See a map of the San Andreas Fault's path through California, understand earthquake risks in different regions, and explore preparedness tips for peace of mind.
22 de nov. de 2021 · San Andreas fault drawn on map. The San Andreas Fault is divided into three principal fault segments: Northern, Central, and Southern segments each of which possesses distinct characteristics with different degrees of earthquake risk.
- Diptarka Ghosh
Hace 6 días · San Andreas Fault, major fracture of the Earth’s crust in extreme western North America. The fault trends northwestward for more than 800 miles (1,300 km) from the northern end of the Gulf of California through western California, U.S., passing seaward into the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of San Francisco.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Owing to wiggles in the fault line, portions of the thin red lines can be more than 100 ft from the fault. By presenting the San Andreas Fault map as interactive web-based imagery, anyone can pinpoint the fault anywhere along its trace.
La falla de San Andrés (en inglés: San Andreas Fault) es una falla transformante continental que discurre por unos 1300 km a través del estado de California, en Estados Unidos y Baja California, en México.
