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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==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:33, 7 July 2018

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]

See also

References

  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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