| 词条 | Imperial Fault Zone |
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| Salton Trough | width = 400 | float = | border = | caption = Imperial fault and surrounding area. The red lines are simplified faults. Right-lateral direction of motion of the transform fault is shown (pink arrows). The red rhombs are pull-apart basins; the northern one is the site of the Niland geothermal field, the southern the Cerro Prieto geothermal field. The Imperial Fault lies in-between. | alt = | relief = | AlternativeMap = | overlay_image = Salton_trough_fault_overlay.svg | label1 = | label1_size = | position1 = | background1 = | mark1 = | mark1size = | link1 = | coordinates1= | label2 =Los Angeles | label2_size = | label2_width= | position2 = | background2 = | mark2 = | mark2size = | link2 = | coordinates2= {{Coord|34|3|N|118|15|W}} | label3 =San Diego | label3_size = | label3_width= | position3 = | background3 = | mark3 = | mark3size = | link3 = | coordinates3= {{coord|32|42|54|N|117|09|45|W}} | label4 = Mexicali | coordinates4= {{coord|32|39|48|N|115|28|04|W|region:MX}} | label5 = Salton Sea | position5 = left | coordinates5= {{Coord|33.3|-115.8|region:US-CA_type:waterbody}} | label6 = Tijuana | coordinates6= {{coord|32|31|30|N|117|02|0|W|region:MX}} | label7 = Alamo River mouth | coordinates7= {{coord|33.206517|-115.61433|region:US-CA_type:river}} | label8 = Colorado River mouth | coordinates8= {{coord|31|54|00|N|114|57|03|W}} | label9 = Laguna Salada | position9 = left | coordinates9= {{coord|32.36|-115.65|region:MX_type:waterbody}} | label10 = Yuma | position10 = right | coordinates10= {{coord|32|41|32|N|114|36|55|W|region:US-AZ}} | label11 = Gulf of California | position11 = right | coordinates11 = {{coord|31|25|00|N|114|45|00|W}} | label12 = Colorado River Valley | position12 = left | coordinates12= {{coord|33|59|32|N|114|28|55|W|region:US-AZ}} | label13 = Cerro Prieto volcano | position13 = right | coordinates13= {{Coord|32.418|N|115.308|W}} }} The Imperial Fault Zone is a system of geological faults located in Imperial County in the Southern California region, and adjacent Baja California state in Mexico. It cuts across the border between the United States and Mexico. GeologyThe Imperial Fault Zone is a right lateral-moving strike slip fault, representing the northernmost transform fault associated with the East Pacific Rise. It is connected to the San Andreas Fault by the Brawley Seismic Zone. It terminates on its southern end at the Cerro Prieto spreading center. The Imperial Fault Zone is thought to accommodate slip from both the San Andreas and the San Jacinto fault zones. However, studies covering the last few hundred years show that the slip rate is insufficient to account for the total slip from the San Andreas system.[1] The surface trace is well-located based on mapped surface offsets from historic events. Earthquake historyThe Imperial Fault Zone has a history of earthquakes of moderate magnitude, including several doublet earthquakes.
See also
References1. ^Treiman, J.Jerome, compiler, 1999, Fault number 132, Imperial fault, in Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey website, http://earthquakes.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults
External links
8 : Seismic faults of California|Seismic faults of Mexico|Strike-slip faults|Geology of Imperial County, California|Natural history of Baja California|Natural history of the Colorado Desert|El Centro metropolitan area|Imperial Valley |
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