KERN GORGE FAULT
TYPE OF FAULT: normal
LENGTH: about 20 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Edison, Bakersfield
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Late Quaternary
OTHER NOTES: The Kern Gorge fault dips to the southwest.
POSO CREEK FAULT
TYPE OF FAULT: normal
LENGTH: about 14 km;
another 48 km may extend west-northwest from western end shown on map
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Oildale, Bakersfield
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Quaternary
OTHER NOTES: The Poso Creek fault dips to the south.
REFERENCES
This fault is featured on the following map:
NORTHWEST FAULT MAP