The San Cayetano Fault is an east-west trending
thrust fault in
Ventura County,
Southern California. It stretches for , north of the city of
Ventura, near the
Topatopa Mountains,
Piru,
Fillmore Fillmore may refer to:
Places Canada
* Fillmore, Saskatchewan
* Rural Municipality of Fillmore No. 96, Saskatchewan
United States
* Fillmore, California
* Fillmore District, San Francisco, California
* Fillmore, Louisiana
* Fillmore, Illino ...
,
Santa Paula, Sulphur Springs, and
Ojai.
Geology
The last known
surface rupture was less than 5,000 years ago. Recent research indicates that the San Cayetano fault may have been the source of the
December 21, 1812 earthquake.
Depending on location, the fault has an estimated slip rate between . The recurrence rate between events is uncertain, but if the fault is associated with the 1812 event, it may be able to produce earthquakes approaching 6.5 – 7.3 in magnitude.
References
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External links
San Cayetano Fault–
Southern California Earthquake Center
{{California Faults
Seismic faults of California
Geology of Ventura County, California
Fillmore, California
Ojai, California
Santa Paula, California
Topatopa Mountains
Plate tectonics