Garlock Fault

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The Garlock Fault ( English Garlock Fault ) is a fault of about 250 km in length in the west of the Mojave Desert .

It begins at the San Andreas Fault on Mount Gorman and runs east along Frazier Park and Mojave and ends at Salt Springs . The total displacement is 30 km.

Four major earthquakes occurred between 2000 and 500 years ago.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Big One could trigger series of large earthquakes, study finds.
  2. ^ Garlock Fault.
  3. ↑ San Andreas Fault.
  4. ↑ San Andreas May Be a 'Zipper' Fault.
  5. ↑ Earthquake 'super-cycle' patterns on the Garlock fault.