Geologic Development of California



  • San Andreas fault system
    • Calaveras & Hayward
    • San Gregorio
    • San Jaciento & Mission Creek

  • elongated & parallel valleys

  • 28 million years ago (mya)
    • other faults initially
      accommodate slip
  • 16 million years ago (mya)

  • split rocks - Pinnacles & Pt. Reyes
    • movement & speed
    • earthquakes occur
    • depth and blind faults


  • Big Bend and Transverse Range
    • east / west faults
    • Mojave and Salton Sea

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