Contents

Introduction

What Is It?
Where Is It?
What Surface Features Characterize It?
What Kind of Movement Has Occurred Along the Fault?
What Is an Earthquake?
What Do Earthquake "Magnitude" and "Intensity" Mean?
Earthquakes Along the Fault
When Could the Next Large Earthquake Occur Along the San Andreas Fault?
What Can Be Done About the Faults and Earthquakes?
End Notes

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