Transform faults have shallow earthquakes that are often quite damaging on land.
Does the san andreas fault make new ocean floor.
Prior to 1300 the intervals are shorter about 200 years.
The fault divides into three segments each with different characteristics and a different degree of earthquake risk.
San andreas fault line map.
The san andreas runs deep near and under some of california s most populated areas the cities of desert hot springs san bernardino wrightwood palmdale gorman frazier park daly city point reyes station and bodega bay rest on the san andreas fault line.
The san andreas fault connects two divergent fault boundaries in the north and south.
The north coast section of the san andreas fault is north of san francisco.
New studies farther to the northwest along the peninsula section of the san andreas fault also show a long interval between the 1906 earthquake and the previous earthquake which occurred around 1300.
The san andreas fault s nick name is saf.
It forms the tectonic boundary between the pacific plate and the north american plate and its motion is right lateral strike slip horizontal.
For example in bodega bay the san andreas fault is actually located about 800 meters away from where it was thought to be.
It runs most of the length of california and into the ocean.
Most transform faults are underwater but the san andreas fault is one of the few that is exposed on land.
As the plates continue to move apart more and more new basaltic crust is created.