2007-02-14 12:56:49 · 3 answers · asked by AxSr89 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The Loma Preita quake in '89 involved a segment of the San Andreas fault zone. The San Andreas is a transform plate boundary fault. Hmmm, seems it fits 2 of your answers. The San Andreas fault zone occurs where the Pacific plate and North American plates are sliding past each other. Hence, the type of fault would be a plate boundary fault and the motion involved would be transform (strike-slip) faulting. My best guess would be that the question is asking for the general type which would be plate boundary. But, both c and d are correct.
2007-02-14 15:15:30 · answer #1 · answered by GatorGal 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You know I was there, and I have no idea about your question. All I can say is 'RUN LIKE HELL' !!! It was a very traumatic experience. I did move 2 years later.
Please don't give me a 'thumbs down,' it was the scariest thing I'd ever gone thru.
2007-02-14 13:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by Bobbi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it was not divergent, because earthquakes very rarely happen at divergent boundaries
besides that
i would try google
2007-02-14 13:04:51 · answer #3 · answered by brebitz 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋