The Honey Lake Fault Zone is a right lateral-moving (dextral) geologic fault extending through northwestern Nevada and northeastern California. It is considered an integral part of the Walker Lane.
A 50 km (31 mi) zone of disturbed landforms reveals the fault's presence on the surface. The geological evidence shows at least four surface-faulting earthquakes have occurred in the late Holocene era.[1]
References
edit- ^ Wills, C. J.; Borchardt, G. (September 1993). "Holocene slip rate and earthquake recurrence on the Honey Lake fault zone, northeastern California". Geology. 21 (9). Geological Society of America: 853–856. Bibcode:1993Geo....21..853W. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0853:HSRAER>2.3.CO;2.
Additional reading
edit- Dextral Displacement on the Honey Lake Fault Zone, Northern Walker Lane [1] Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- USGS Database
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