Laguna Salada Fault
The Laguna Salada Fault is a geological fault between the United States and Mexico. About 64 kilometres (40 mi) to 80 kilometres (50 mi) long, it straddles the Imperial County-California–Baja California border.[1]
Earthquakes [edit]
The Laguna Salada Fault is thought to be the origin of the 2010 Baja California earthquake.[1] Prior to the 2010 quake, the fault line had not produced a major quake for over 100 years.[2] According to some seismologists the Laguna Salada, Baja California, earthquake of 23 February 1892 ranks among the largest earthquakes in California and Baja California in historic times.[3]
Faults [edit]
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]
Notes [edit]
- ^ a b "One death reported in Baja quake". Los Angeles Times. 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Chang, Alicia (2010-04-04). "Big Baja quake came from 'chaotic' fault system". San Jose Mercury News. 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.
- ^ Dorsey, Becky. "Previous Work in Laguna Salada". University of Oregon. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Cal Tech
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