How wide is the Calaveras fault zone—Evidence for distributed shear along a major fault in central California

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Research Article| January 01, 1992 How wide is the Calaveras fault zone—Evidence for distributed shear along a major fault in central California David R. Montgomery; David R. Montgomery 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David L. Jones David L. Jones 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information David R. Montgomery 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 David L. Jones 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1992) 20 (1): 55–58. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0055:HWITCF>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation David R. Montgomery, David L. Jones; How wide is the Calaveras fault zone—Evidence for distributed shear along a major fault in central California. Geology 1992;; 20 (1): 55–58. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0055:HWITCF>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract High-angle and reverse faults offset Pleistocene and Holocene deposits across a zone several kilometres wide east of the Calaveras fault near Sunol, California. Alignment of recent epicenters with these and other fault traces suggests that a band of contemporary deformation roughly parallels the Calaveras fault. These exposures provide evidence that active deformation associated with this major transverse fault is distributed over a broad zone. This complex pattern of faulting suggests that other faults throughout central California may be more active than is recognized in seismic hazard assessments. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.