Topic - San Andreas Fault

The San Andreas Fault is a continental right-lateral strike-slip transform fault that extends roughly per year. - Source: Wikipedia

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This 2007 aerial file photo provided by the United States Geological Survey shows a view looking southeast along the surface trace of the San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain area of California. (AP Photo/U.S. Geological Survey, Scott Haefner) **FILE**

California’s San Andreas Fault hits highest stress level in a millennium: Study

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