Earthquake Information
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Verdugo Fault
TYPE OF FAULT: reverse
LENGTH: 21 km
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Sun Valley, Burbank, Glendale
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Holocene; Late Quaternary along northern segment
SLIP RATE: roughly 0.5 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: uncertain
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.0 - 6.8
OTHER NOTES: Dips to the northeast.
This fault is featured on the following map:
Los Angeles Fault Map
