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San Andreas fault zone

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The San Andreas fault zone in California is composed of strike-slip faults formed where the Pacific Plate grinds laterally along the edge of the North American Plate.
high temporal
Defines the fault mechanics and plate boundary type of the San Andreas system.
Both the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault zone extend for more than 1,000 kilometers along the Pacific coast and terminate in the region near the Mendocino Triple Junction.
high temporal
Describes the length and geographic relationship of the two major Pacific-coast fault systems and their shared termination area.