• Source: Santa Ynez Fault

Santa Ynez Fault is a left-reverse fault in Santa Barbara County of California. Its length is at least 130 km., running through Santa Ynez and north of nearby Santa Barbara. The Santa Ynez Mountains were uplifted within the last 5 million years, mostly along this fault, which marks the north slope of the range.




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USGS Fault Map
Southern California Earthquake Data Center: Santa Ynez Fault

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Santa Ynez Fault
• Santa Ynez Mountains
• Southern California
• Santa Maria River Fault
• Santa Barbara, California
• Geology and geological history of California
• Transverse Ranges
• 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake
• San Rafael Mountains
• 1978 Santa Barbara earthquake