Earthquake Information
Fault Name Index
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Panamint Valley Fault Zone
TYPE OF FAULTING: normal; right-normal
LENGTH: 95 km (length of the zone)
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Wildrose, Ballarat, Panamint Springs
MOST RECENT RUPTURE: Holocene
SLIP RATE: 0.1 mm/yr to 2.0 mm/yr; highest rate is at the southern end of the zone
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: uncertain
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.5 - 7.5
OTHER NOTES: The surface trace of this fault zone is complex. The faults typically dip to the west.
Ash Hill Fault
TYPE OF FAULTING: right-lateral to normal
LENGTH: 37 km
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Panamint Springs
MOST RECENT RUPTURE: Holocene
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.0 - 7.0
This fault is featured on the following maps:
Basin and Range Fault Map
Mojave Fault Map
