Raymond Fault
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| Raymond Fault | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | named for Raymond Hill |
| Location | Los Angeles County and Ventura County |
| Country | USA |
| State | California |
The Raymond Fault is a fault across central Los Angeles County and western Ventura County in Southern California.[1]
San Gabriel Valley area
[edit]The eastern end of the Raymond Fault branches from the San Andreas Fault in the San Gabriel Mountains where it forms the east fork of the San Gabriel River and Monrovia Canyon. The fault is very straight and follows a WbS path. It then goes straight west through Arcadia and the Santa Anita Racetrack in the San Gabriel Valley, and then forms the San Rafael Hills in San Marino and South Pasadena, and Raymond Hill, after which the fault is named.
Los Angeles–Ventura areas
[edit]The fault continues west to form the hills of Highland Park, the lower eastern Santa Monica Mountains from Dodger Stadium, Silver Lake, and Griffith Park through the Hollywood Hills above the Sunset Strip and Studio City. Further west the Raymond Fault creates the higher central and western Santa Monica Mountains from Beverly Hills and along the southern San Fernando Valley to Thousand Oaks and Malibu, and on to Point Mugu at the Pacific Ocean. The fault then continues underwater to form the northern Channel Islands, and beyond to where it terminates.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Southern California Earthquake Data Center at Caltech". Southern California Earthquake Data Center. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
External links
[edit]- Seismic faults of California
- Geology of Los Angeles County, California
- Geology of Ventura County, California
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Natural history of Los Angeles County, California
- Natural history of Ventura County, California
- Channel Islands of California
- Geography of the San Fernando Valley
- Geography of the San Gabriel Valley