Santa Maria River Fault
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Santa Maria River Fault is a tectonic fault that roughly corresponds with the Santa Maria River in Santa Barbara County, USA, but veers south towards Santa Ynez. It passes just north of the city of Santa Maria, California
, and lies south of the potentially dangerous Hosgri fault
and newly discovered Shoreline Fault
. To the south lies the Santa Ynez Fault
system, of which this fault is thought to have the potential to interact with.
Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County, on the Central Coast of California. The 2010 census population was 100,062, putting it ahead of Santa Barbara for the first time and making it the largest city in the county...
, and lies south of the potentially dangerous Hosgri fault
Hosgri fault
The Hosgri Fault is an offshore fault zone located near the Central Coast of California in San Luis Obispo County. The main fault stretches for about , and the coastal communities closest to it are Cambria, San Simeon and Morro Bay, Baywood Park-Los Osos, and Avila Beach...
and newly discovered Shoreline Fault
Shoreline Fault
Shoreline Fault is a 25 km long vertical strike-slip fault discovered in 2008 that lies less than a mile from the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in California...
. To the south lies the Santa Ynez Fault
Santa Ynez Fault
Santa Ynez Fault is a left-reverse fault in Santa Barbara County of California. Its length is at least 130 km., running through Santa Ynez and nearby Santa Barbara. The Santa Ynez Mountains were uplifted within the last 5 million years along this fault....
system, of which this fault is thought to have the potential to interact with.