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The Hosgri Fault zone is located near the coast of Southern California which is completely offshore. It stretches for about 140 kilometers and the communities closest to it are Cambria, San Simeon, Morro Bay, and Surf. It is a reverse and thrust fault. Its last major earthquake occured on November 4, 1927 with a magnitude of 7.3. [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%.
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>.