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  South Branch San Andreas Fault

TYPE OF FAULTING: right-lateral strike-slip
LENGTH: about 30 km (as shown on map)
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: North Palm Springs, Thousand Palms, Palm Springs, Indio
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Holocene
SLIP RATE: uncertain
INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR RUPTURES: uncertain
OTHER NOTES: Sometimes referred to as part of the Banning fault zone.

REFERENCES

This fault is featured on the following maps:

SOUTHERN FAULT MAP
SAN GORGONIO PASS FAULT MAP