Kern Canyon Fault

The Kern Canyon Fault is a geological fault which runs the length of Kern Canyon in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains in California.

The fault was once considered inactive, but recent studies show the contrary.^[1]^[2]

The fault is a break in the southern section of the Sierra Nevada-Great Valley Block, manifesting differences in the stresses in this region over a period of over 100 million years. The fault was formerly right lateral-moving (horizontal sliding), but has changed to a normal (vertical lifting) mode of motion over the past several thousands of years.^[2]

References

^ Nadin, E. S.; Saleeby, J. B. (2005). "Recent Motion on the Kern Canyon Fault, Southern Sierra Nevada, California". American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. 51: 1369. Bibcode:2005AGUFM.T51D1369N. #T51D-1369.
^ ^a ^b Nadin, Elisabeth S.; Saleeby, Jason B. (September 2010). "Quaternary Reactivation of the Kern Canyon Fault System, Southern Sierra Nevada, California". GSA Bulletin. 122 (9–10): 1671–1685. Bibcode:2010GSAB..122.1671N. doi:10.1130/B30009.1.

35°36′N 118°30′W / 35.6°N 118.5°W / 35.6; -118.5

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[1] Nadin, E. S.; Saleeby, J. B. (2005). "Recent Motion on the Kern Canyon Fault, Southern Sierra Nevada, California". American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. 51: 1369. Bibcode:2005AGUFM.T51D1369N. #T51D-1369.

[reactivate-2] Nadin, Elisabeth S.; Saleeby, Jason B. (September 2010). "Quaternary Reactivation of the Kern Canyon Fault System, Southern Sierra Nevada, California". GSA Bulletin. 122 (9–10): 1671–1685. Bibcode:2010GSAB..122.1671N. doi:10.1130/B30009.1.

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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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