Denali Fault

The Denali Fault is a major intracontinental dextral (right lateral) strike-slip fault in western North America, extending from northwestern British Columbia, Canada to the U.S. state of central Alaska.^[1] It was the main fault along which the 2002 Denali earthquake occurred, which was measured as a magnitude of 7.9 M_w.^[2]

See also

Tintina Fault

References

^ Distribution, nature, and origin of Neogene–Quaternary magmatism in the northern Cordilleran volcanic province, Canada
^ http://www.sciencemag.org/content/300/5622/1113.abstract

Major seismically active faults of North America

Brothers Fault Zone • Clarendon-Linden fault system • Denali Fault • Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone • Humboldt Fault • Independence Valley fault system • Long Point–Eureka Heights fault system • Marianna Fault • Moab Fault • New Madrid Seismic Zone • Ramapo Fault • San Andreas Fault • Seattle Fault • Tacoma Fault • Tintina Fault • Wabash Valley Seismic Zone • Wasatch Fault