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Johnson Valley Fault
TYPE OF FAULT: right-lateral strike-slip
LENGTH: main trace is about 60 km long; Upper Johnson Valley fault and other segments add about 25 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Landers, Yucca Valley
LAST MAJOR RUPTURE: June 28, 1992, Mw7.3
SLIP RATE: roughly 0.5 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: 9000 years (?)
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.5 - 7.3
This fault is featured on the following map:
Mojave Fault Map
