Significant Earthquakes and Faults
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Fault Name Index
Kern Gorge Fault and Poso Creek Faults
Type of Fault: normal
Length: about 20 km
Nearest Communities: Edison, Bakersfield
Most Recent Surface Rupture: Late Quaternary
Other Notes: The Kern Gorge fault dips to the southwest.
Poso Creek Fault
Type of Fault: normal
Length: about 14 km; another 48 km may extend west-northwest from western end shown on map
Nearest Communities: Oildale, Bakersfield
Most Recent Surface Rupture: Quaternary
Other Notes: The Poso Creek fault dips to the south.
This fault is featured on the following map:
