Abstract

AbstractIn this study, we perform a 2‐frequency sequential receiver function stacking investigation in Southern California. The resulting Moho depths exhibit similar patterns to previous studies while the crystalline crustal Vp/Vs values show more regional variations. Most Vp/Vs variations can be explained by compositional differences. We observe a dichotomy in Moho depth, Vp/Vs, and crustal strain rates between the Peninsular Ranges and Southern San Andreas Fault system. Comparisons between strain rates, Vp/Vs, and temperature suggest that crustal compositional variations may have played a more critical role in influencing the crustal strain rate variations in the Peninsular Ranges and Southern San Andreas than temperature. The structural and compositional variations provide a new insight into the causes of the migration of the Southern San Andreas Fault system and the formation of the “Big Bend.”

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