Right-lateral-reverse surface rupture along the San Andreas and Sargent faults associated with the October 17,1989, Loma Prieta, California, earthquake

Research Article| December 01, 1992 Right-lateral-reverse surface rupture along the San Andreas and Sargent faults associated with the October 17,1989, Loma Prieta, California, earthquake Atilla Aydin; Atilla Aydin 1Department of Applied Earth Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Arvid M. Johnson; Arvid M. Johnson 2Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Robert W. Fleming Robert W. Fleming 3U.S. Geological Survey, M.S. 966, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Atilla Aydin 1Department of Applied Earth Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 Arvid M. Johnson 2Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 Robert W. Fleming 3U.S. Geological Survey, M.S. 966, Denver, Colorado 80225 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 (12): 1063–1067. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<1063:RLRSRA>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 Email Permissions Search Site Citation Atilla Aydin, Arvid M. Johnson, Robert W. Fleming; Right-lateral-reverse surface rupture along the San Andreas and Sargent faults associated with the October 17,1989, Loma Prieta, California, earthquake. Geology 1992;; 20 (12): 1063–1067. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<1063:RLRSRA>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 The Loma Prieta earthquake produced bewildering arrays of surface fractures of all possible modes in the epicentral area. Preliminary reports of the fracturing, though, suggested that there was no evidence of right-lateral surface slip above the fault as it is defined seismically. Through detailed mapping of selected localities along the San Andreas and Sargent faults, however, we have been able to show that strands of the San Andreas and Sargent faults ruptured to the surface with right-lateral-northward thrust components of slip in amounts of 10 to 20 cm. 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.