Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary

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The Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary is a major tectonic plate margin in western North America where the Pacific Plate moves northwestward past the North American Plate, driving significant seismic and geological activity including the San Andreas and related fault systems.

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Ridgecrest fault system plateBoundaryZone Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary
Farallon–North American plate boundary relatedTo Pacific–North American plate boundary
linked to: Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary
Farallon–North American plate boundary supersededBy Pacific–North American transform boundary
linked to: Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary
1964 Alaska earthquake occurredOnPlateBoundary Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary
Camp Rock fault partOf Pacific–North America plate boundary zone
linked to: Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary
1992 Landers earthquake plateBoundaryContext Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary
Imperial Fault Zone isSegmentOf Pacific–North America plate boundary
linked to: Pacific Plate–North American Plate boundary