Earthquake Information

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South Cuyama Fault

TYPE OF FAULTING: reverse
LENGTH: about 65 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: New Cuyama, Cuyama
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Quaternary
OTHER NOTES: Dips to the southwest. Forms northern edge of the Sierra Madre Mountains in Santa Barbara County.

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