The Death Valley Fault Zone (DVFZ) is a right lateral-moving (dextral) geologic fault in eastern

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

. It runs from a connection with the

Furnace Creek Fault Zone The Furnace Creek Fault Zone (FCFZ) is a geological fault that is located in Eastern California and southwestern Nevada. The right lateral-moving (dextral) fault extends for some between a connection with the Death Valley Fault Zone in the Amar ...

in the

Amargosa Valley The Amargosa Valley is the valley through which the Amargosa River flows south, in Nye County, southwestern Nevada and Inyo County in the state of California. The south end is alternately called the "Amargosa River Valley'" or the "Tecopa Valley." ...

southward to a junction with the

Garlock Fault The Garlock Fault is a left-lateral strike-slip fault running northeast–southwest along the north margins of the Mojave Desert of Southern California, for much of its length along the southern base of the Tehachapi Mountains. Geography Stretc ...

. It is considered an integral part of the

Walker Lane The Walker Lane is a geologic trough roughly aligned with the California/Nevada border southward to where Death Valley intersects the Garlock Fault, a major left lateral, or sinistral, strike-slip fault. The north-northwest end of the Walker La ...

External links

USGS Database: Death Valley Fault ZoneNorthern Death Valley fault zone, Grapevine Mountains section (Class A) No. 141aSouthern Death Valley fault zone, Nobel Hills section (Class A) No. 143b
Seismic faults of California Death Valley National Park Geology of Inyo County, California Geology of San Bernardino County, California Natural history of the Mojave Desert Natural history of Inyo County, California Natural history of San Bernardino County, California {{US-geology-stub