Aseismic creep

Aseismic creep

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An example is along the Calaveras fault in Hollister, California. Streets crossing the fault in Hollister show significant offset and several houses sitting atop the fault are notably twisted (yet inhabitable). The city attracts geologist and geology students almost weekly. There is also significant aseismic creep along the Hayward fault in and north of Hayward, California, but insufficient to prevent a substantial earthquake.

External links

* [http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~shirschf/tour-1.html Tour of the Hayward Fault] - California State University at Hayward web site with images showing fault creep on the Hayward Fault.
* [http://www.msnucleus.org/haywardfault/index.htm Fremont Earthquake Exhibit - The Hayward Fault Exposed] msnucleus.org, K-12 math and science education site.


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