Holocene slip rate and earthquake recurrence on the Honey Lake fault zone, northeasten California

The Honey Lake fault zone, a major right-lateral fault in the Basin and Range province of eastern California, is one of a broad system of faults that accommodate some of the relative motion between the Pacific and North American plates. These right-lateral faults may have significantly higher slip r...

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Published in:Geology (Boulder) 1993-09, Vol.21 (9), p.853
Main Authors: Wills, Christopher J, Borchardt, Glenn
Format: Article
Language:English
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Earthquakes
Seismology
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Summary:The Honey Lake fault zone, a major right-lateral fault in the Basin and Range province of eastern California, is one of a broad system of faults that accommodate some of the relative motion between the Pacific and North American plates. These right-lateral faults may have significantly higher slip rates, and thus greater earthquake hazards, than the normal faults for which the Basin and Range is more commonly known.
ISSN:0091-7613
1943-2682