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  Chatsworth Fault

TYPE OF FAULT: reverse
LENGTH: 20 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Chatsworth, Simi Valley
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Late Quaternary
SLIP RATE: unknown
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: unknown
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.0 - 6.8
OTHER NOTES: This is a north-dipping fault.


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This fault is featured on the following maps:

Northwest Fault Map

Los Angeles Fault Map