San Andreas Fault System

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:tragedy
gptkbp:affects gptkb:urban_development
infrastructure planning
gptkbp:bounded_by gptkb:Pacific_Plate
gptkb:North_American_Plate
gptkbp:cause earthquakes
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:2019_Ridgecrest_earthquakes
gptkb:1906_San_Francisco_earthquake
gptkb:1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake
gptkb:2004_Parkfield_earthquake
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Gabilan_Range
gptkb:Salton_Sea
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:Carrizo_Plain
gptkbp:formed approximately 30 million years ago
gptkbp:has_subfaults gptkb:San_Jacinto_Fault
gptkb:Elsinore_Fault
gptkb:Calaveras_Fault
gptkb:Hayward_Fault
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label San Andreas Fault System
gptkbp:is_associated_with geological research
tectonic activity
earthquake preparedness
transform plate boundary
gptkbp:is_considered major seismic hazard
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:literature
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:educational_materials
geological surveys
news reports
disaster preparedness programs
gptkbp:is_monitored_by gptkb:Geologist
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Pacific_Ring_of_Fire
gptkb:San_Andreas_Fault_Zone
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:public_safety
land use planning
environmental impact
risk assessment
emergency response
seismic waves
earthquake prediction
fault mechanics
ground shaking
gptkbp:is_studied_in seismologists
gptkbp:length approximately 800 miles
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:California
gptkbp:type strike-slip fault
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Andreas_Rift_Zone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7