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  Rose Canyon Fault Zone

TYPE OF FAULTING: right-lateral strike-slip
LENGTH: about 30 km
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: San Diego, La Jolla, Linda Vista
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Holocene, in part; otherwise, Late Quaternary
SLIP RATE: 1.1 mm/yr;
could be greater if unmeasured parallel segments carry a significant amount of slip
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: unknown
OTHER NOTES: The faults in this zone typically dip to the east.

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This fault is featured on the following map:

SOUTHERN FAULT MAP