Santa Ynez Fault

Santa Ynez Fault is a left-reverse fault in Santa Barbara County of California. Its length is at least 130 km.^[1], running through Santa Ynez and nearby Santa Barbara. The Santa Ynez Mountains were uplifted within the last 5 million years along this fault.

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Seismically active fault zones, and tectonic blocks of California

Statewide Faults	San Andreas Fault

Faults of Southern California	Brawley seismic zone • Chino Fault • Elsinore Fault Zone • Garlock Fault • Hosgri fault • Imperial Fault Zone • Laguna Salada Fault • Newport-Inglewood Fault • Raymond Fault • Rose Canyon Fault • Salton Sink • Salinian Block • San Gabriel Fault • San Jacinto Fault Zone • Santa Maria River Fault • Santa Ynez Fault • Shoreline Fault • White Wolf Fault • Whittier Fault • Yorba Linda Fault

Faults of Northern California	Calaveras Fault • Clayton-Marsh Creek-Greenville Fault • Hayward Fault • Healdsburg Fault • Maacama Fault • Mendocino Fracture Zone • Mendocino Triple Junction • Mount Diablo Thrust Fault • Monta Vista Fault • Pleasanton Fault • San Gregorio Fault • San Pablo Fault • Seal Cove Fault • Serra Fault • Silver Creek Fault • Tesla Fault

Sierra Nevada faults, zones, and blocks	Death Valley Fault Zone • Furnace Creek Fault Zone • Honey Lake Fault Zone • Maria fold and thrust belt • Rescue Lineament-Bear Mountains fault zone • Sierra Nevada Batholith • Sierra Nevada Fault • Sierra Nevada-Great Valley Block • Smartville Block • Walker Lane