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The Hosgri Fault is an offshore fault zone located near the coast of Southern California. It stretches for about 140 kilometers and the communities closest to it are Cambria, San Simeon, Morro Bay, and Surf. Its last major earthquake occurred on November 4, 1927 with a magnitude of 7.3. <ref>"Hosgri Fault Zone." Southern California Earthquake Data Center. Southern |
The Hosgri Fault is an offshore fault zone located near the coast of Southern California. It stretches for about 140 kilometers and the communities closest to it are Cambria, San Simeon, Morro Bay, and Surf. Its last major earthquake occurred on November 4, 1927 with a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale. <ref>"Hosgri Fault Zone." Southern California Earthquake Data Center. Southern |
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Revision as of 03:13, 15 October 2009
The Hosgri Fault is an offshore fault zone located near the coast of Southern California. It stretches for about 140 kilometers and the communities closest to it are Cambria, San Simeon, Morro Bay, and Surf. Its last major earthquake occurred on November 4, 1927 with a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale. [1]
As shown on the map at left, the predicted probability of a major earthquake on this fault within the next 30 years is relatively low, only 3%.
Fault Information
The Hosgri Fault ia a reverse and thrust fault with possible magnitudes of 6.5 and 7.5 on the Richter scale.
See also
References
- ^ "Hosgri Fault Zone." Southern California Earthquake Data Center. Southern California Earthquake Data Center, n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2009. <http://www.data.scec.org/fault_index/hosgri.html>.