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  North Branch San Andreas Fault

TYPE OF FAULTING: right-lateral strike-slip
LENGTH: about 32 km (as shown on the map)
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Desert Hot Springs, Morongo Valley
SLIP RATE: (?)
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: (?)
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE:Holocene
OTHER NOTES: Also referred to as part of the Mission Creek fault.

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This fault is featured on the following maps:

SOUTHERN FAULT MAP
SAN GORGONIO PASS FAULT MAP