San Andreas Fault Zone

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fault zone
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Pacific_Plate
gptkb:North_American_Plate
gptkbp:causedBy earthquakes
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Salton_Sea
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay_Area
gptkbp:formed approximately 30 million years ago
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance major seismic activity
gptkbp:hasImpactOn infrastructure development
urban planning
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter USGS
Caltech
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label San Andreas Fault Zone
gptkbp:isA geological feature
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith land use planning
risk assessment
community resilience
emergency response
insurance policies
tectonic activity
disaster preparedness
community planning
land subsidence
evacuation plans
public awareness initiatives
seismic waves
earthquake engineering
geological mapping
fault lines
scientific modeling
earthquake preparedness drills
ground shaking
seismic retrofitting
fault slip rate
gptkbp:isConsidered a major geological hazard
gptkbp:isKnownFor high seismic risk
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:Coachella_Valley
gptkb:San_Bernardino_Mountains
gptkb:Central_Valley
gptkbp:isMonitoredBy earthquake prediction
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:San_Andreas_system
gptkb:Pacific_Ring_of_Fire
California's_geology
gptkbp:isStudiedIn seismologists
gptkbp:isSubjectTo educational programs
scientific research
public safety campaigns
geological surveys
gptkbp:length approximately 800 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:California
gptkbp:notableTracks 1906 San Francisco earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
2004 Parkfield earthquake
gptkbp:type transform fault