Observed rates of plate motion: North America and Pacific Plates  Back    Home


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    For more information from the source:
    Tectonic Plate Motion
    Space Geodesy Branch, NASA & Raytheon Information Technology and Scientific Services Corporation


    • Questions for thought
    • If the San Andreas fault is a left-lateral strike-slip fault, why isn't that the observed motion?


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