Just a little bit of discussion about the San Andreas fault

1. THE SAN ADREAS
FAULT

2. Hello!
I am Lourenzo,
I am here because I am
tasked to be a reporter
and to discuss with you
all about little Glimpse
of the history of The San
Adreas Fault
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3. 1.
THE SAN ADREAS
FAULT
One of California’s most dangerous fault, and
it is the state longest fault

4. “San Andreas fault is
“locked, loaded and
ready to roll,”
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5. San Adreas Fault
✘ It is the largest fault System in America.
✘ It extends around 1287 km from northern
to southern California.
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6. Big concept
San Andreas Fault in California crossing
the Plum Dessert
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7. A Fault System, a
highly active region of
crustal movement. It is
a TRANSFORM fault
boundary between the
Pacific and North
American Plate.
San Adreas Fault: Truths
Predicted to be at least
20 million years old.
Theoretically, When the
plates move they will
bring Los Angeles and San
Francisco together.
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8. More Facts:
Plate Movement:
Since the plates do
not slip smoothly
against each other,
their contact will
build a tension big
enough to create
rapid violent shift
that will cause
strong earthquakes.
Who’s at Fault?
Suddden slipping of
the crust caused
several major
earthquakes,
Icluding a 7.9
earthquake that
devasted San
Francisco in 1906.
Studies confirm
Geologic Studies
showed that a
displacement as
wide 5 m along the
fault caused
earthquakes, which
even caused fires to
break out in the
already Devastated
city
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9. 1906 San
Francisco
earthquake
✘ The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the
coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on
Wednesday, April 18 with an estimated moment
magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli
intensity of XI (Extreme). ... The events are
remembered as one of the worst and
deadliest earthquakes in the history of the
United States.
✘ Local date: April 18, 1906
✘ UTC time: 1906-04-18 13:12:27
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10. Want big impact?
Use big image.
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11. San Adreas Fault
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tension
Los angeles
California
San Francisco
earthquake
Earthquake
tension

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San Andreas fault is
“locked, loaded and
ready to roll,”
It is predicted that great
forces building up in the
crust along the San Andreas
Fault could cause a major
earthquake that will cause
widespread destruction in
California.

13. Maps
USA,
California
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