Earthquake Information
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Mt. Poso Fault
TYPE OF FAULT: normal (?)
LENGTH: 14 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Oildale, Bakersfield
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Quaternary
OTHER NOTES: Part of a complex zone of faulting north of Bakersfield.
This fault is featured on the following map:
Northwest Fault Map