Northern San Andreas fault near Shelter Cove, California

Research Article| April 01, 1999 Northern San Andreas fault near Shelter Cove, California Carol S. Prentice; Carol S. Prentice 1U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, M.S. 977, Menlo Park, California 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Dorothy J. Merritts; Dorothy J. Merritts 2Geosciences Department, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604-3003 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Edward C. Beutner; Edward C. Beutner 2Geosciences Department, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604-3003 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Paul Bodin; Paul Bodin 3Center for Earthquake Research and Information, Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee 38152 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Allison Schill; Allison Schill 2Geosciences Department, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604-3003 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jordan R. Muller Jordan R. Muller 2Geosciences Department, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604-3003 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Carol S. Prentice 1U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, M.S. 977, Menlo Park, California 94025 Dorothy J. Merritts 2Geosciences Department, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604-3003 Edward C. Beutner 2Geosciences Department, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604-3003 Paul Bodin 3Center for Earthquake Research and Information, Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee 38152 Allison Schill 2Geosciences Department, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604-3003 Jordan R. Muller 2Geosciences Department, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604-3003 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1999) 111 (4): 512–523. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1999)111<0512:NSAFNS>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Carol S. Prentice, Dorothy J. Merritts, Edward C. Beutner, Paul Bodin, Allison Schill, Jordan R. Muller; Northern San Andreas fault near Shelter Cove, California. GSA Bulletin 1999;; 111 (4): 512–523. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1999)111<0512:NSAFNS>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The location of the San Andreas fault in the Shelter Cove area of northern California has been the subject of long-standing debate within the geological community. Although surface ruptures were reported near Shelter Cove in 1906, several subsequent workers questioned whether these ruptures represented true fault slip or shaking-related, gravity-driven deformation. This study, involving geologic and geomorphic mapping, historical research, and excavation across the 1906 rupture zone, concludes that the surface ruptures reported in 1906 were the result of strike-slip faulting, and that a significant Quaternary fault is located onshore near Shelter Cove. Geomorphic arguments suggest that the Holocene slip rate of this fault is greater than about 14 mm/yr, indicating that it plays an important role within the modern plate-boundary system. The onshore trace of the fault zone is well expressed as far north as Telegraph Hill; north of Telegraph Hill, its location is less well-constrained, but we propose that a splay of the fault may continue onshore northward for at least 9 km to the vicinity of Saddle Mountain. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.