ELMORE RANCH FAULT (includes WEST ELMORE RANCH FAULT)
TYPE OF FAULT: left-lateral strike-slip
LENGTH: about 10 km
NEAREST COMMUNITY: Westmorland
LAST MAJOR RUPTURE: November 23, 1987; Mw6.2
SLIP RATE: between 0.5 and 1.5 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: 150 to 300 years (?)
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: ML 5.8 to 6.5
ELMORE RANCH EAST FAULT
TYPE OF FAULT: left-lateral strike-slip
LENGTH: about 10 km
NEAREST COMMUNITY: Westmorland
LAST MAJOR RUPTURE: November 23, 1987; Mw6.2
SLIP RATE: between 0.5 and 1.5 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: 150 to 300 years (?)
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: ML 5.8 to 6.5
LONE TREE FAULT
TYPE OF FAULT: left-lateral strike-slip
LENGTH: about 8 km
NEAREST COMMUNITY: Westmorland
LAST MAJOR RUPTURE: November 23, 1987; Mw6.2
SLIP RATE: between 0.5 and 1.5 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: 150 to 300 years (?)
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: ML 5.7 to 6.3
REFERENCES
These faults are featured on the following maps:
SOUTHERN FAULT MAP