San Andreas Fault- California
California is on top of the North American plate and the pacific plate.
These two plates slide past each other. This is an example of a conservative boundary or a transforming plate boundary as new landscape is formed.
San Andreas Fault is formed when these two plates slide past each other. This fault is 1300km long and is about 25km in depth.
These two plates does not move in the opposite direction. They actually move in the same direction but at a different soeed. The pacific plate moves faster than the North American plate.
These plates do not move smoothy but rather jerky and roughly. Friction is caused as they slide and eventually, they get locked for a long period of time (around years). The average movement rate of this san andreas fault is between 30 - 50 mm per year. When these plates have gathered enough forces to slide, they will snap suddenly. This is why there are many earthquakes around this area.
These two plates slide past each other. This is an example of a conservative boundary or a transforming plate boundary as new landscape is formed.
San Andreas Fault is formed when these two plates slide past each other. This fault is 1300km long and is about 25km in depth.
These two plates does not move in the opposite direction. They actually move in the same direction but at a different soeed. The pacific plate moves faster than the North American plate.
These plates do not move smoothy but rather jerky and roughly. Friction is caused as they slide and eventually, they get locked for a long period of time (around years). The average movement rate of this san andreas fault is between 30 - 50 mm per year. When these plates have gathered enough forces to slide, they will snap suddenly. This is why there are many earthquakes around this area.