Earthquake Information

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Llano Fault

TYPE OF FAULT: reverse
LENGTH: 7 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Llano, Pearblossom
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Holocene
OTHER NOTES: This fault dips to the southwest. The faulting generally does not extend to the surface, but the fault is expressed at the surface by folded Quaternary sediments that form a 30-foot-high scarp. Trenching studies have revealed the nature of the buried fault.

References

This fault is featured on the following map:
Mojave Fault Map
Los Angeles Fault Map