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The Silver Creek Fault is a potentially seismically active northwest-southeast trending geological fault structure in Santa Clara County, California. The Silver Creek Fault runs through and adjacent to the 25 miles (40 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide Evergreen Basin,^[1] and generally lies parallel and between the Guadalupe River and Coyote Creek, directly through the center of San Jose.^[2] It also runs parallel to the Hayward Fault, which is located 5 miles (8 km) to the east.

No historic activity of the Silver Creek Fault has been recorded,^[3] and a 2017 article suggests that the fault may have effectively become dormant or abandoned roughly 1.5 to 2.5 million years ago.^[4] Research in 2003 suggested that an extension of the Silver Creek Fault may run the entire length of the East Bay,^[5] but by 2010 the California Geological Survey's state Fault Activity Map truncated the Silver Creek Fault south of Fremont.^[6]

References

^ Definition of the Silver Creek Fault and Evergreen Basin from Active-Source Seismic Reflection Imaging, San Jose, California Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ Krieger, Lisa M. (April 10, 2009). "Study of fault directly under San Jose points to hard shaking". San Jose Mercury News. Bay Area News Group. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
^ Environmental Site Assessment 251 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California, Earth Metrics Report 10087, Aug. 3, 1989
^ Jachens, R. C.; Wentworth, C. M.; Graymer, R. W.; Williams, R. A.; Ponce, D. A.; Mankinen, E. A.; Stephenson, W. J.; Langenheim, V. E. (2017). "The Evergreen basin and the role of the Silver Creek fault in the San Andreas fault system, San Francisco Bay region, California". Geosphere. 13 (2). Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America: 269–286. doi:10.1130/GES01385.1. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |url-access=free (help)
^ Aerial mapping of the Silver Creek Fault
^ Mieszkowski, Katharine (April 30, 2010). "Two Bay Area Faults Do Not Exist". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

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[1] Definition of the Silver Creek Fault and Evergreen Basin from Active-Source Seismic Reflection Imaging, San Jose, California Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Krieger, Lisa M. (April 10, 2009). "Study of fault directly under San Jose points to hard shaking". San Jose Mercury News. Bay Area News Group. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

[3] Environmental Site Assessment 251 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California, Earth Metrics Report 10087, Aug. 3, 1989

[4] Jachens, R. C.; Wentworth, C. M.; Graymer, R. W.; Williams, R. A.; Ponce, D. A.; Mankinen, E. A.; Stephenson, W. J.; Langenheim, V. E. (2017). "The Evergreen basin and the role of the Silver Creek fault in the San Andreas fault system, San Francisco Bay region, California". Geosphere. 13 (2). Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America: 269–286. doi:10.1130/GES01385.1. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |url-access=free (help)

[5] Aerial mapping of the Silver Creek Fault

[6] Mieszkowski, Katharine (April 30, 2010). "Two Bay Area Faults Do Not Exist". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

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-The '''Silver Creek Fault''' is a potentially [[seismic]]ally active northwest-southeast trending [[geological]] [[Fault (geology)|fault]] structure in [[Santa Clara County, California]].  The Silver Creek Fault runs through and adjacent to the {{convert|25|mi|km}} long and {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} wide Evergreen Basin,<ref>[http://achaia.unavco.org/public/meetings/viewabstract.asp?id=2296&yr=2003 Definition of the Silver Creek Fault and Evergreen Basin from Active-Source Seismic Reflection Imaging, San Jose, California] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202235/http://achaia.unavco.org/public/meetings/viewabstract.asp?id=2296&yr=2003 |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> and generally lies parallel and between the [[Guadalupe River (California)|Guadalupe River]] and [[Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County)|Coyote Creek]] in the city of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]].
+The '''Silver Creek Fault''' is a potentially [[seismic]]ally active northwest-southeast trending [[geological]] [[Fault (geology)|fault]] structure in [[Santa Clara County, California]].  The Silver Creek Fault runs through and adjacent to the {{convert|25|mi|km}} long and {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} wide Evergreen Basin,<ref>[http://achaia.unavco.org/public/meetings/viewabstract.asp?id=2296&yr=2003 Definition of the Silver Creek Fault and Evergreen Basin from Active-Source Seismic Reflection Imaging, San Jose, California] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202235/http://achaia.unavco.org/public/meetings/viewabstract.asp?id=2296&yr=2003 |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> and generally lies parallel and between the [[Guadalupe River (California)|Guadalupe River]] and [[Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County)|Coyote Creek]], directly through the center of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Study of fault directly under San Jose points to hard shaking|first=Lisa M.|last=Krieger|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|publisher=Bay Area News Group|date=April 10, 2009|accessdate=July 7, 2018|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/04/10/study-of-fault-directly-under-san-jose-points-to-hard-shaking/}}</ref> It also runs parallel to the [[Hayward Fault]], which is located {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} to the east.
-No historic activity of the Silver Creek Fault has been recorded.<ref>''Environmental Site Assessment 251 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California'', Earth Metrics Report 10087, Aug. 3, 1989</ref>  The Silver Creek Fault is parallel to the [[Hayward Fault]], which is located {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} to the east.  New research in 2003 suggests an extension of the Silver Creek Fault may run the entire length of the [[East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay]].<ref>[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003AGUFM.S21F0403S Aerial mapping of the Silver Creek Fault]
+No historic activity of the Silver Creek Fault has been recorded,<ref>''Environmental Site Assessment 251 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California'', Earth Metrics Report 10087, Aug. 3, 1989</ref> and a 2017 article suggests that the fault may have effectively become dormant or abandoned roughly {{Ma|1.5|2.5}}.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Evergreen basin and the role of the Silver Creek fault in the San Andreas fault system, San Francisco Bay region, California|first1=R. C.|last1=Jachens|first2=C. M.|last2=Wentworth|first3=R. W.|last3=Graymer|first4=R. A.|last4=Williams|first5=D. A.|last5=Ponce|first6=E. A.|last6=Mankinen|first7=W. J.|last7=Stephenson|first8=V. E.|last8=Langenheim|work=[[Geosphere (journal)|Geosphere]]|location=Boulder, Colorado|publisher=[[Geological Society of America]]|volume=13|issue=2|date=2017|pages=269–286|doi=10.1130/GES01385.1|url=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geosphere/article/13/2/269/208029/the-evergreen-basin-and-the-role-of-the-silver|url-access=free}}</ref> Research in 2003 suggested that an extension of the Silver Creek Fault may run the entire length of the [[East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay]],<ref>[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003AGUFM.S21F0403S Aerial mapping of the Silver Creek Fault]</ref> but by 2010 the [[California Geological Survey]]'s state Fault Activity Map truncated the Silver Creek Fault south of [[Fremont, California|Fremont]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Two Bay Area Faults Do Not Exist|first=Katharine|last=Mieszkowski|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 30, 2010|accessdate=July 7, 2018|url=https://bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/two-bay-area-faults-do-not-exist/}}</ref>
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 ==See also==

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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