Plate Boundary Earthquakes - San Andreas Fault, Palmdale, CA. Fly to the Palmdale section of the San Andreas Fault and turn on t

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Plate Boundary Earthquakes - San Andreas Fault, Palmdale, CA. Fly to the Palmdale section of the San Andreas Fault and turn on t

he Offset Stream path. Use the Ruler tool to determine the distance (m) that this creek has been offset by recent motion along the San Andreas Fault (measure between the Problem 13 placemarks). Assuming that slip accumulates along the fault at about 6 cm/yr, how many years might it have taken to accumulate the slip that was released to produce the observed offset of the stream

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AleksandrR [38] · Answer 1 · 2023-03-16T10:33:40+03:00

The Wallace Creek has been offset for about 130 meters but some south of Wallace Creek have a smaller offsets which is measured to be between 5 and 8 meters.

<h3>What is a Plate Boundary Earthquakes?</h3>

This refers to the earthquakes that occur along the fault lines and cracks in Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet.

The San Andreas Fault, Palmdale, CA is an example of a Plate Boundary Earthquakes.

However, the Wallace Creek has been offset for about 130 meters but some south of Wallace Creek have a smaller offsets which is measured to be between 5 and 8 meters.