Monday, January 25, 2016

San Andreas Fault Zone, Gorman Pass, Gorman, California

Gorman Pass / San Andreas Fault 
Gorman Pass / San Andreas Fault by Michael R Perry

San Andreas Fault / Surface rupture from 1857 8.0 earthquake, at Gorman Pass. The white slice, thick on the right and thin on the left, is the North American plate. The brownish wedge above it, is the Pacific plate.


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  1. Kim NoyesJanuary 25, 2016 at 4:33 PM

    I've driven by it enough times, but never got around to snapping any images of the road-cut.

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