Earthquake Information
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Superstition Mountain Fault
TYPE OF FAULT: right-lateral strike-slip
LENGTH: 28 km
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Seeley, Imperial
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Holocene, in part; otherwise, Late Quaternary
SLIP RATE: between 5.0 and 9.0 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: unknown
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.0 - 6.8
OTHER NOTES: May be able to rupture concurrently with nearby faults.
This fault is featured on the following map:
Southern Fault Map
