Earthquake Information

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Granite Mountains Fault Zone

TYPE OF FAULTING: left-lateral (?)
LENGTH: three main fault segments total about 70 km in length
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Fort Irwin, Silver Lake
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Quaternary

References

This fault is featured on the following maps:
Basin and Range Fault Map
Mojave Fault Map