The Chino Fault extends along the eastern
Chino Hills range region, from
Corona
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in
Riverside County
Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,418,185, making it the fourth-most populous county in California and the 10th-most populous in the Un ...
to the
Los Serranos, Chino Hills area of
San Bernardino County
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in
Southern California
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.
Geology
The Chino Fault and
Whittier Fault are the two upper branches of the
Elsinore Fault Zone
The Elsinore Fault Zone is a large right-lateral strike-slip geological fault structure in Southern California. The fault is part of the trilateral split of the San Andreas fault system and is one of the largest, though quietest faults in Southe ...
, which is part of the trilateral split of the
San Andreas fault
The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, and its motion is right-lateral strike-slip (horizontal). ...
system. The right-lateral strike-slip
fault has a slip rate of 1.0 millimeter/year and is capable of producing anywhere from a 6.0 to a 7.0 earthquake.
See also
*
2008 Chino Hills earthquake
The 2008 Chino Hills earthquake occurred at 11:42:15 am PDT (18:42:15 UTC) on July 29 in Southern California. The epicenter of the magnitude 5.4 earthquake was in Chino Hills, c. east-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Though there we ...
– ''Whittier Fault''
*
Puente Hills Fault
The Puente Hills Fault (also known as the Puente Hills Thrust Fault System) is an active geological fault that is located in the Los Angeles Basin in California. The thrust fault was discovered in 1999 and runs about in three discrete sections f ...
References
Seismic faults of California
Strike-slip faults
Chino Hills (California)
Geology of Riverside County, California
Geology of San Bernardino County, California
Geography of Corona, California
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