TYPE OF FAULTING: thrust
LENGTH: 38 km
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Piru, Sylmar, San Fernando
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Late Quaternary, except for a short segment which ruptured slightly during the 1971 San Fernando earthquake
SLIP RATE: between 5 and 7 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: uncertain
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.5 - 7.3
OTHER NOTES: The faults in this complex zone primarily dip to the north.
REFERENCES
This fault is featured on the following maps:
NORTHWEST FAULT MAP
LOS ANGELES FAULT MAP