Newport-Inglewood Fault

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The Newport-Inglewood Fault is a geologic fault in the Pacific Plate.

The fault extends for 75 kilometers (46 miles) from Culver City, California southeast to Newport Beach, California at which point it runs out into the Pacific Ocean. The fault can be seen on the Earth's surface as line of hills extending from Signal Hill to Culver City.

The fault is a reverse-slip fault with a slip rate of 0.6 millimeter/year (0.02 in./year) and is predicted to be capable of a Mw6.0 – 7.4 quake on the moment magnitude scale. The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 occurred on this fault, registering a magnitude of 6.3.

[edit] External links

• Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone. Southern California Earthquake Data Center. Retrieved on April 27, 2006.