Elysian Park Fault

Elysian Park Fault is an active blind thrust fault located in Central Los Angeles, California. Approximately 20 km (12.4 miles) long, the fault is believed to able to produce a destructive earthquake of magnitude 6.2–6.7, about every 500–1,300 years, similar in size and frequency to the 1971 San Fernando earthquake or 1994 Northridge earthquake.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Oskin, Michael; Sieh, Kerry; Rockwell, Thomas; Miller, Grant; Guptill, Paul; Curtis, Matthew; McArdle, Steve; Elliott, Paul (May 2000). "Active Parasitic Folds on the Elysian Park Anticline: Implications for Seismic Hazard in Central Los Angeles, California". Geological Society of America Bulletin. 112 (5): 693–707. Bibcode:2000GSAB..112..693O. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112<693:APFOTE>2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

34°04′N 118°14′W / 34.067°N 118.233°W / 34.067; -118.233

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Seismically active fault zones and tectonic blocks of California
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