Earthquake Information
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White Wolf Fault
TYPE OF FAULT: left-lateral reverse
LENGTH: about 60 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Mettler, Arvin, Caliente, Tehachapi
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: July 21, 1952, Mw7.5
SLIP RATE: between 3.0 and 8.5 mm/yr (?); possibly much less
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: unknown
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.5 - 7.5
OTHER NOTES: The White Wolf fault dips to the southeast.
This fault is featured on the following map:
Northwest Fault Map
