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  Verdugo Fault

TYPE OF FAULTING: reverse
LENGTH: 21 km
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Sun Valley, Burbank, Glendale
MOST RECENT RUPTURE: Holocene; Late Quaternary along northern segment
SLIP RATE: roughly 0.5 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: unknown
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.0 - 6.8
OTHER NOTES: Dips to the northeast.

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This fault is featured on the following map:

LOS ANGELES FAULT MAP