The San Andreas fault
The San Andreas fault is in western California , near the Pacific coast the USA.
The San Andreas fault and the Fair-weather fault in Alaska from the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The pacific Plate is slowly rotating anti -clockwise . West of the San Andreas fault ,the land is moving north-westwards. As a result, land along the fault is moving at five centimeters every year. Sometimes, however, the movement is more dramatic , leading to earthquakes.
The San Andreas fault and the Fair-weather fault in Alaska from the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The pacific Plate is slowly rotating anti -clockwise . West of the San Andreas fault ,the land is moving north-westwards. As a result, land along the fault is moving at five centimeters every year. Sometimes, however, the movement is more dramatic , leading to earthquakes.
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