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Laguna Salada Fault, the Glossary

Index Laguna Salada Fault

The Laguna Salada Fault is a geological fault between the United States and Mexico.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Baja California, California, Elsinore Fault Zone, Fault (geology), Imperial County, California, Laguna Salada (Mexico), Mexico, North American Plate, Pacific Plate, San Andreas Fault, Seismology, Southern California, United States.

  2. El Centro metropolitan area
  3. Geography of Baja California
  4. Mexicali Municipality
  5. Seismic faults of Mexico

Baja California

Baja California ('Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (Free and Sovereign State of Baja California), is a state in Mexico.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Elsinore Fault Zone

The Elsinore Fault Zone is a large right-lateral strike-slip geological fault structure in Southern California. Laguna Salada Fault and Elsinore Fault Zone are Seismic faults of California and strike-slip faults.

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Fault (geology)

In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.

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Imperial County, California

Imperial County (Condado de Imperial) is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California.

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Laguna Salada (Mexico)

Laguna Salada (Spanish, "salty lagoon") is a vast dry lake some 10 meters below sea level in the Sonoran Desert of Baja California, southwest of Mexicali. Laguna Salada Fault and Laguna Salada (Mexico) are Mexicali Municipality.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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North American Plate

The North American Plate is a tectonic plate containing most of North America, Cuba, the Bahamas, extreme northeastern Asia, and parts of Iceland and the Azores.

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Pacific Plate

The Pacific Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.

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San Andreas Fault

The San Andreas Fault is a continental right-lateral strike-slip transform fault that extends roughly through the U.S. state of California. Laguna Salada Fault and San Andreas Fault are Seismic faults of California and strike-slip faults.

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Seismology

Seismology (from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (-logía) meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes (or generally, quakes) and the generation and propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or other planetary bodies.

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Southern California

Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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See also

El Centro metropolitan area

Geography of Baja California

Mexicali Municipality

Seismic faults of Mexico

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Salada_Fault