Elsinore Fault Zone

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The Elsinore Fault Zone is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault system in Southern California that accommodates part of the motion between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates and poses significant seismic hazard to the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fault zone
geologic fault
strike-slip fault
accommodatesPlateMotionOf North American Plate
Pacific Plate
age Cenozoic
associatedWith earthquakes in Southern California
continent North America
country United States
deformationStyle brittle crustal deformation
displacementType horizontal displacement
earthquakePotential large damaging earthquakes
faultSlipSense dextral
faultType right-lateral strike-slip fault system
formedIn Cenozoic Era
linked to: Cenozoic
geologicProvince California Borderland and Peninsular Ranges region
hazardTo Southern California population centers
lengthApproxKm 180
locatedIn Southern California
monitoredBy California Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
motionType right-lateral strike-slip
namedAfter Lake Elsinore
near Orange County, California
Riverside County, California
linked to: Riverside County

San Diego County, California
linked to: San Diego County
orientation northwest-trending fault system
parallelTo San Andreas Fault
San Jacinto Fault Zone
partOf Pacific–North American plate boundary zone
San Andreas fault system
linked to: San Andreas Fault
passesNear Lake Elsinore, California
linked to: Lake Elsinore
plateBoundaryRole accommodates part of Pacific–North American relative motion
region Peninsular Ranges
riskType seismic risk
segment Coyote Mountain segment
Glen Ivy North segment
Glen Ivy South segment
Julian segment
Temecula segment
seismicHazard significant
state California
tectonicSetting boundary between Pacific Plate and North American Plate
trend northwest-southeast

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Imperial Fault linkedWith Elsinore Fault Zone
California Borderland region crossedBy Elsinore Fault offshore segments
linked to: Elsinore Fault Zone
Elsinore Trough partOf Elsinore Fault Zone
Elsinore Trough associatedWith Elsinore Fault
linked to: Elsinore Fault Zone
Elsinore Trough boundedBy Elsinore Fault Zone