Laguna Salada Fault

The Laguna Salada Fault is a geological fault between the United States and Mexico. About 64–80 kilometers (40–50 mi) long, it straddles the Imperial County-California–Baja California border.^[1]

Earthquakes

1892

According to some seismologists the 1892 Laguna Salada earthquake ranks among the largest earthquakes in California and Baja California in historic times. It occurred on 23 February 1892, and was centered near Laguna Salada in Baja California.^[2]

2010

The Laguna Salada Fault is thought to be the origin of the 2010 Baja California earthquake.^[1] Prior to this, the fault had not produced a major earthquake for over 100 years, since 1892.^[3]

Faults

The Laguna Salada Fault is a probable southern continuation of the Elsinore Fault Zone in Southern California.^[4] These faults are considered to be secondary cohorts of the San Andreas Fault, and as such share some of the strike-slip motion between the North American plate and the Pacific plate.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "One death reported in Baja quake". Los Angeles Times. 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
^ Hough, Susan (August 2004). "Revisiting the 23 February 1892 Laguna Salada Earthquake". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 94 (4): 1571–1578. Bibcode:2004BuSSA..94.1571H. doi:10.1785/012003244. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
^ Chang, Alicia (2010-04-04). "Big Baja quake came from 'chaotic' fault system". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
^ Dorsey, Becky. "Previous Work in Laguna Salada". University of Oregon. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
^ Caltech

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[LAT2-1] "One death reported in Baja quake". Los Angeles Times. 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

[2] Hough, Susan (August 2004). "Revisiting the 23 February 1892 Laguna Salada Earthquake". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 94 (4): 1571–1578. Bibcode:2004BuSSA..94.1571H. doi:10.1785/012003244. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2010.

[SJMN1-3] Chang, Alicia (2010-04-04). "Big Baja quake came from 'chaotic' fault system". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

[UofO1-4] Dorsey, Becky. "Previous Work in Laguna Salada". University of Oregon. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2010-04-04.

[5] Caltech

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v t e Seismically active fault zones and tectonic blocks of California
Statewide Faults	San Andreas Fault Salinian Block
Southern California	Brawley Seismic Zone Chino Fault Elsinore Fault Zone Elysian Park Fault Garlock Fault Hollywood fault Hosgri Fault Imperial Fault Zone Laguna Salada Fault Newport–Inglewood Fault Northridge Blind Thrust Fault Peninsular Ranges Puente Hills Fault Raymond Fault Rose Canyon Fault Salton Trough San Cayetano Fault San Diego Trough Fault Zone San Felipe Fault Zone San Gabriel Fault San Jacinto Fault Zone Santa Maria River Fault Santa Ynez Fault Shoreline Fault Sierra Madre Fault Zone Ventura Fault White Wolf Fault Whittier Fault Yorba Linda Fault
Northern California	Bartlett Springs Fault Calaveras Fault Clayton-Marsh Creek-Greenville Fault Concord Fault Hayward Fault Zone Healdsburg Fault Maacama Fault Mendocino Fracture Zone Mendocino Triple Junction Mount Diablo Thrust Fault Monta Vista Fault Nacimiento Fault Pleasanton Fault Rinconada Fault San Gregorio Fault San Pablo Fault Seal Cove Fault Serra Fault Silver Creek Fault Tesla Fault West Napa Fault
Sierra Nevada	Death Valley Fault Zone Furnace Creek Fault Zone Honey Lake Fault Zone Kern Canyon Fault Maria fold and thrust belt Owens Valley Fault Rescue Lineament-Bear Mountains fault zone Sierra Nevada Batholith Sierra Nevada Fault Sierra Nevada-Great Valley Block Smartville Block Walker Lane
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