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California Fault Parameters 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY
OPEN-FILE REPORT 96-08

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 96-706

 

APPENDIX A

CALIFORNIA FAULT PARAMETERS

FAULT NAME AND GEOMETRY
(ss) strike slip, (r) reverse, (n) normal
(rl) rt. lateral, (ll) left lateral, (o) oblique 		LENGTH
(km) 		SLIP
RATE
(mm/yr) 		RANK
(1) 		Mmax
(2)		 CHAR.
RATE
(events/yr) 		R.I.
(3) 		Down dip
Width
(km)(4) 		ruptop
(5)		 rupbot
(6) 		rake dip daz
(7) 		Endpt N Endpt S COMMENTS

B FAULTS

ELSINORE AND SAN JACINTO FAULT ZONES (NON A FAULTS)

Brawley Seismic Zone
(rl-ss) 		42 4 25.00 5.00 P 6.4 0.04231 24 6 2 2 8 180 90 0 -115.71; 33.35 -115.51; 32.96 Slip rate and fault length reported by WGCEP (1995).
Chino - Central Ave.
(rl-r-o) (65 SW) 		28 3 1.00 1.00 U 6.7 0.00113 882 17 2 0 15 180 65 225 -117.75; 34.03 -117.57; 33.83 Unconstrained slip rate based on assumptions of slip transfer between Elsinore and Whittier faults.
Earthquake Valley
(rl-ss) 		20 2 2.00 1.00 U 6.5 0.00285 351 15 2 0 15 180 90 0 -116.58; 33.18 -116.41; 33.08 Slip rate based on Rockwell (p.c. 1996).
Elmore Ranch
(ll-ss) 		29 3 1.00 0.50 M 6.6 0.00444 225 12 2 0 12 0 90 0 -115.66; 33.23 -115.85; 33.03 Late Holocene slip rate based on Hudnut, et al. (1989). Fault length includes eastward extent of zone of seismicity.
 

GARLOCK FAULT ZONE

Garlock - west
(ll-ss) 		97 10 6.00 3.00 P 7.1 0.00100 1000 12 2 0 12 0 90 0 -118.92; 34.83 -118.01; 35.27 Slip rate based on offset late Qt. stream channel (McGill, 1994; p.c. 1996). We use a 1ka recurrence, based on 700-2700 yr recurrence reported by McGill.
Garlock-east
(ll-ss) 		155 16 7.00 2.00 M 7.3 0.00100 1000 12 2 0 12 0 90 0 -118.02; 35.29 -116.39; 35.60 Slip rate based on McGill and Sieh (1993). Average recurrence of about 1ka, based on McGill and Sieh (1991).
Owl Lake
(ll-ss) 		25 3 2.00 1.00 M 6.5 0.00200 500 12 2 0 12 0 90 0 -116.64; 35.73 -116.88; 35.61 Slip rate based on offset stream channel. Timing of offset based on radio-carbon and rock varnish dating of alluviual fan surface reported by McGill (1993).
 

SAN GREGORIO-HOSGRI FAULT ZONE

Hosgri
(rl-ss)		 172 17 2.50 1.00 M-P 7.3 0.00155 646 12 2 0 12 180 90 0 -121.73; 36.15 -120.69; 34.86 Slip rate based on San Simeon fault slip rate reported in Hanson and Lettis (1994).
San Gregorio (Sur region)
(rl-ss) 		80 8 3.00 2.00 P 7.0 0.00244 411 12 2 0 12 180 90 0 -122.16; 36.81 -121.74; 36.18 Late Qt. slip rate of 1-3 mm/yr based on assummed transfer of slip from Hosgri flt. Slip rate from San Simeon flt. (Hanson and Lettis (1994) and Hall et al (1994)..
San Gregorio
(rl-ss) 		129 13 5.00 2.00 P 7.3 0.00250 400 15 2 0 15 180 90 0 -122.67; 37.89 -122.13; 36.81 Weber and Nolan (1995) reported Holocene slip rate of 3-9mm/yr; latest Pleistocene slip rate of 5 mm/yr (min) and lt. Qt. slip rate of about 4.5mm/yr reported by Simpson, et al. (written communication to J. Lienkaemper, 1995).
 

CALAVERAS FAULT ZONE

Calaveras (s. of Calaveras Reservoir)
(rl-ss) 		106 11 15.00 2.00 P-M 6.2 0.03030 33 5 2 5 10 180 90 0 -121.79; 37.43 -121.18; 36.62 Includes Paicines fault south of Hollister. Slip rate is composite based on slip rate for a branch of Calaveras fault reported by Perkins & Sims (1988) and slip rate of Paicines fault reported by Harms, et al. (1987). Creep rate for fault zone approximately 15 mm/yr. Maximum earthquake assumed to about 6.2 (Oppenheimer, et al., 1990).
Calaveras (north of Calaveras Reservoir)
(rl-ss)		 52 5 6.00 2.00 M 6.8 0.00684 146 13 2 0 13 180 90 0 -122.03; 37.86 -121.81; 37.45 Slip rate based on composite of 5mm/yr rate reported by Kelson, et. al. (1996) and 6mm/yr creep rate from small geodetic net reported by Prescott and Lisowski (1983).
 

SAN DIEGO AREA

Coronado Bank
(rl-ss) 		185 19 3.00 1.00 P 7.4 0.00153 653 13 2 0 13 180 90 0 -117.93; 33.27 -116.84; 31.89 Slip rate for Palos Verdes fault assummed to extend to SE along Coronado Bank flt.
Newport-Inglewood (offshore)
(rl-ss) 		66 7 1.50 0.50 P 6.9 0.00154 651 13 2 0 13 180 90 0 -117.91; 33.60 -117.43; 33.16 Slip rate based on assumption that slip from Rose Canyon zone transfers to offshore Newport-Inglewood (WGCEP, 1995).
Rose Canyon
(rl-ss) 		55 6 1.50 0.50 M 6.9 0.00128 781 13 2 0 13 180 90 0 -117.42; 33.13 -117.13; 32.71 Mininum slip rate reported by Lindvall and Rockwell (1995).
  1. W — well-constrained slip rate; M — moderately constrained slip rate; P — poorly constrained slip rate; U — unconstrained slip rate.
  2. Maximum moment magnitude calculated from relationships (rupture area) derived by Wells and Coppersmith (1984).
  3. R.I. — recurrence interval.
  4. Down-dip width = (rupture bottom minus rupture top) divided by sine of dip angle.
  5. Top of rupture.
  6. Bottom of rupture.
  7. daz — dip azimuth.

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