San Andreas Fault region

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/San_Andreas_Fault_region
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label San Andreas Fault region
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 transform fault
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Nicholas_Trail
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8