San Andreas Fault region

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:geological_formation
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:San_Andreas_Fault
gptkbp:crosses	gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay_Area gptkb:Los_Angeles_metropolitan_area gptkb:Salton_Sea
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Andrew_Lawson
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1895
gptkbp:length	about 1,200 kilometers
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:California
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:San_Andreas_Lake
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:1906_San_Francisco_earthquake gptkb:1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake gptkb:1857_Fort_Tejon_earthquake
gptkbp:notableFor	earthquakes
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Pacific_Ring_of_Fire
gptkbp:riskFactor	high seismic risk
gptkbp:studiedBy	gptkb:United_States_Geological_Survey
gptkbp:tectonicBoundaryBetween	gptkb:North_American_Plate gptkb:Pacific_Plate
gptkbp:type	gptkb:transform_fault
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_Nicholas_Trail
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	San Andreas Fault region