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  San Cayetano Fault

TYPE OF FAULT: thrust
LENGTH: about 45 km
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Piru, Fillmore, Sulphur Springs, Ojai
LAST KNOWN SURFACE RUPTURE: less than 5,000 years ago
SLIP RATE: between 1.3 and 9 mm/yr, depending on location
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: uncertain
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.5 - 7.3
OTHER NOTES: Dip is to the north.

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This fault is featured on the following maps:

NORTHWEST FAULT MAP
LOS ANGELES FAULT MAP