Dates of the two most recent surface ruptures on the southernmost San Andreas fault recalculated by precise dating of Lake Cahuilla dry periods

• Main Authors: Rockwell Thomas K., Meltzner Aron Jeffrey, Haaker Eric C.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Earthquakes; Surface Ruptures
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137104
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The past two southernmost San Andreas fault (SAF) ruptures occurred when ancient Lake Cahuilla was full, based on faulted lake sediment relationships and extensive liquefaction at sites near the shoreline. The times of the past two southern SAF ruptures have been reevaluated with new radiocarbon dat...