In addition, earthquake-caused property damage in the L.A. The death toll from the quake was 57, with more than 5,000 injured, in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. The January 17,1994 Northridge quake also rattled Edwards AFB and the AV. The Garlock is a left-lateral strike-slip fault.' A strike slip fault moves primarily in a horizontal direction during an earthquake. The San Andreas is a right-lateral strike slip fault and is the main expression of the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates, which are moving slowly and continuously relative to each other. 'It occurred on several right-lateral strike-slip faults nearly simultaneously over a distance of approximately 50 miles in a lightly-inhabited area. The Landers earthquake caused three deaths and over 400 injuries. That was on Jand it was followed by a much smaller earthquake near Mojave about two weeks later that may have been triggered by the Landers earthquake. The Landers quake was approximately 90 miles southeast of the base. Nester added that the recurrence interval of the southern section of the San Andreas Fault, near the Antelope Valley, is 'on the order of several hundred years.' And the Garlock fault's recurrence interval for large earthquakes is longer 'estimated to be several hundred to several thousand years.'Р”Р„ccording to Nester, the most recent large earthquakes near Edwards AFB occurred near Landers and Northridge, Calif. There are also several faults in the northeastern portion of Edwards AFB, for example the Spring Fault, that may be inactive (not expected to produce earthquakes). The Garlock fault is less significant and is located along the northwest edge of the valley. Nester said the San Andreas fault is located along the southwest edge of the Antelope Valley. The proximity to active faults and their recurrence interval - an estimate of how often they produce earthquakes - are two factors that determine susceptibility to earthquakes in a given area,' said Geologist Irene Nester, a technical support contractor for the Environmental Restoration Program at Edwards AFB. 'These faults form the 'triangle' visible on aerial photos of the valley. The San Andreas Fault is one active fault that borders the Antelope Valley, the other is the Garlock Fault. The San Andreas fault is capable of producing a large earthquake. The San Andreas Fault Line, which runs through Palmdale and crosses the 14 Freeway near Avenue S, is approximately 800 miles long running northwest/southeast from Southern California to several hundred miles north of San Francisco. Like most of California, the Antelope Valley is susceptible to earthquakes.

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