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Which fault caused the 1872 Lone Pine Earthquake in California?

  • Kern Canyon Fault
  • Seattle Fault
  • Sierra Nevada Fault (correct)
  • Sparta Fault

Which fault system caused the 2008 Wells earthquake in Nevada?

  • San Andreas Fault
  • Independence Valley Fault system (correct)
  • North Anatolian Fault
  • Glarust Thrust

Which fault in Switzerland exists during the Cenozoic Period?

  • Kern Canyon Fault
  • San Andreas Fault
  • Glarust Thrust (correct)
  • Seattle Fault

Which fault had a maximum movement of 6m during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?

<p>San Andreas Fault (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which fault is a Sinistral strike-slip fault in Indonesia?

<p>Palu-Koro fault (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which fault system experienced a combination of reverse and dextral movement during the 1855 Wairarapa Fault rupture?

<p>Marikina Valley Fault System (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which fault system in Nevada, United States, caused the 2008 Wells earthquake of magnitude 6.0?

<p>Independence Valley Fault (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which earthquake did the North Anatolian Fault move more than 2.5 meters?

<p>1999 Izmit earthquake (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which fault in Greece experienced the Sparta Earthquake in 464BC?

<p>Sparta Fault (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which fault in California's Sierra Nevada is a thrust fault?

<p>Kern Canyon Fault (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which fault is a sinistral strike-slip fault in the Caribbean region?

<p>Septentrional-Orien Fault Zone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which fault system caused the 1842 earthquake in Cap Haitien with a magnitude of 8.1?

<p>Marikina Valley Fault System (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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