San Andreas Fault

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/San_Andreas_Fault

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	transform fault
gptkbp:age	~28 million years
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:North_American_Plate gptkb:Pacific_Plate
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Andrew_Lawson
gptkbp:featuredIn	gptkb:San_Andreas_(film)
gptkbp:firstDescribed	1895
gptkbp:hasViewOf	gptkb:Carrizo_Plain gptkb:Point_Reyes_National_Seashore
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	San Andreas Fault
gptkbp:length	~1200 km
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:California gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:monitors	gptkb:US_Geological_Survey
gptkbp:movement	right-lateral strike-slip
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:San_Andreas_Lake
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:1906_San_Francisco_earthquake gptkb:1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake gptkb:1857_Fort_Tejon_earthquake
gptkbp:passesThrough	gptkb:Los_Angeles gptkb:Palm_Springs gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:riskFactor	high
gptkbp:runsThrough	gptkb:Cape_Mendocino gptkb:Salton_Sea
gptkbp:seismicHazard	earthquakes
gptkbp:studiedBy	seismologists
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1906_San_Francisco_earthquake gptkb:1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake gptkb:Point_Reyes gptkb:Santa_Cruz_Mountains gptkb:San_Andreas gptkb:San_Andreas_(film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5