The lives of millions will be changed after it breaks, and yet so few people understand it, or even realize it runs through their backyard. Dvorak reveals the San Andreas Fault's fascinating history and its volatile future.
The San Andreas Fault is everywhere, and primed for a colossal quake. For decades, scientists have warned that such a sudden shifting of the Earth's crust is inevitable. In fact, it is a geologic necessity. The San Andreas fault runs almost the entire length of California, from …
Net dextral slip, Neogene San Gregorio-Hosgri fault zone, coastal California: geologic evidence and tectonic implications
by Geological Society of America, Graham, Stephan A., Dickinson, William R., Ducea, Mihai, Rosenberg, Lewis I., Greene, H. Gary, Clark, Joseph C., Weber, Gerald E., Kidder, Steven, Ernst, W. Gary, Brabb, Earl E.
fromSpecial paper
Intraplate strike-slip deformation belts
by Storti, F.
fromGeological Society special publication
Intraplate strike-slip deformation belts are common tectonic features, particularly at convergent plate boundaries, where they are produced by both oblique convergence and continental indentation. This volume contains 13 papers from an international field of contributors. Studie…
