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SAN ANDREAS FAULT, RECENT ACTIVITY
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San Andreas fault, the most studied fault in the world is an
intracontinental transform fault and shows present day or neotectonic
activity. It is the eastern boundary of Juan de Fuca plate. This
photograph taken from a book shows the displacement of the neat rows of
orange plantation displaced because of the present day activity. Another fault that is presently active and also intracontinental
transform fault is the Alpine fault in New Zealand about which you can
find some information in this assembly.
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