Santa Maria River Fault is a tectonic fault in
Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County, California, officially the County of Santa Barbara, is located in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 448,229. The county seat is Santa Barbara, and the largest city is Santa Maria.
Santa Barba ...
.
It roughly corresponds with the
Santa Maria River, until veers south towards
Santa Ynez
Santa Ynez (; Spanish for "St. Agnes") is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, California.
The town of Santa Ynez is one of the communities of the Santa Ynez Valley. It features the Santa Ynez Airport ...
. It passes just north of the city of
Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria (Spanish language, Spanish for "Mary, mother of Jesus, St. Mary") is a city near the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California in northern Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara County. It is approximately no ...
, and lies south of the potentially dangerous
Hosgri fault and newly discovered
Shoreline Fault.
To the south lies the
Santa Ynez Fault
Santa Ynez Fault is a left-reverse fault in Santa Barbara County of California. Its length is at least 130 km., running through Santa Ynez and north of nearby Santa Barbara. The Santa Ynez Mountains
The Santa Ynez Mountains are a porti ...
system, which this fault is thought to have the potential to interact with.
References
External links
USGS: Santa Maria River Fault
Seismic faults of California
Geology of Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Maria, California
Santa Ynez Valley
San Rafael Mountains
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