Superstition Mountain segment

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The Superstition Mountain segment is a distinct portion of the San Jacinto Fault Zone in Southern California, known for its role in the region’s active seismicity and complex fault geometry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fault segment
geologic structure
associatedWith earthquake hazard in Southern California
discipline seismology
faultType strike-slip fault segment
hasActivity seismically active
hasCharacteristic complex fault geometry
hasRelation segment of right-lateral fault system
hasRole source of regional seismicity
isComponentOf San Jacinto Fault Zone
surface form: San Jacinto strike-slip fault system
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Southern California
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter Superstition Mountain
orientation northwest–southeast trend
partOf San Jacinto Fault Zone
San Jacinto Fault Zone
surface form: San Jacinto–Elsinore fault region
studiedIn earthquake hazard assessment
tectonic geomorphology
tectonicSetting Pacific–North American plate boundary system
surface form: Pacific–North America plate boundary region

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San Jacinto Fault Zone segment Superstition Mountain segment