what was the platemovement form 1906 san francisco earthquake?

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what was the platemovement form 1906 san francisco earthquake?

2007-12-09 08:04:52 · 2 answers · asked by Parminder 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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The fault moved in a strike-slip fashion.

2007-12-09 08:06:56 · answer #1 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The San Andreas fault is responsible for that particular quake. The San Andreas is a transform or shear or strike-slip fault and it is moving in a dextral fashion.

2007-12-09 16:20:39 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋