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San Andreas Fault

earth science Maturity 7-9

A big crack is in the ground.

Kluft-photo-Carrizo-Plain-Nov-2007-Img 0327.jpg
Kluft-photo-Carrizo-Plain-Nov-2007-Img 0327.jpg
It runs through California. The land moves along the crack. This can make the ground shake. It is very big. Do you want to see it?
San Andreas Fault San Mateo.jpg
San Andreas Fault San Mateo.jpg

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San Andreas Fault San Mateo.jpg
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Kluft-photo-Carrizo-Plain-Nov-2007-Img 0327.jpg
File:SUNSET ROCKS San Andreas Fault.jpg
SUNSET ROCKS San Andreas Fault.jpg
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Eq-prob.jpg
File:Summit Tunnel (Tunnel 2) with damage from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake near north portal.png
Summit Tunnel (Tunnel 2) with damage from...
File:San Andreas Fault Sequential Diagrams.jpg
San Andreas Fault Sequential Diagrams.jpg
File:NASA Radar 3-D View of San Andreas Fault.jpg
NASA Radar 3-D View of San Andreas Fault.jpg
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