Earthquake Information
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Whittier Fault
TYPE OF FAULT: right-lateral strike-slip with some reverse slip
LENGTH: about 40 km
NEAREST COMMUNITY: Yorba Linda, Hacienda Heights, Whittier
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Holocene
SLIP RATE: between 2.5 and 3.0 mm/yr
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: unknown
PROBABLE MAGNITUDES: MW6.0 - 7.2
OTHER NOTES: The Whittier fault dips toward the northeast.
This fault is featured on the following map:
Los Angeles Fault Map
Southern Fault Map
