Earthquake Information

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Pitas Point - Ventura Fault

Ventura Fault

TYPE OF FAULT: left-reverse
LENGTH: 20 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Ventura, Sea Cliff
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Holocene; probably within the last 1500 years
SLIP RATE: between 0.5 and 1.5 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: uncertain
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: M_W6.0 - 6.8
OTHER NOTES: This fault dips to the north.

Pitas Point Fault

TYPE OF FAULT: left-reverse
LENGTH: 22 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Sea Cliff, Carpinteria
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Quaternary

References

This fault is featured on the following map:
Northwest Fault Map