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Fault · California

Indian Valley fault

15 kmlong (9 mi), as mapped
not measuredhow fast it slips
< 15,000 yearssince it last broke the surface
19quakes of M2.5+ within 10 km since 2016

Updated , with the latest earthquake of M2.5 or more within 10 km of the trace: M 2.6, 1 km NNW of Canyondam, CA.

In plain English

Its most recent surface rupture is younger than 15,000 years.

This week vs. its last ten years

0/100

quiet

No quakes of M1.5+ within 5 km of the trace in the last 7 days. A normal week: 0–0.

Computed from the USGS catalogue · a description of the past, not a forecast · method

San Andreas faultGreat Valley thrust fault systemFoothills fault systemHoney Lake faultMohawk Valley faultWarm Springs Valley faultHat Creek faultMcArthur faultUpper Long Valley faultAlmanor faultDog Valley faultFort Sage fault
The Indian Valley fault as mapped at the surface (glowing), with the other mapped faults nearby and 19 of the M2.5+ earthquakes within 10 km of it since 2016 (dots). Traces: USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Historic epicentres are estimates.

Every year since 2016

Earthquakes of M2.5+ with an epicentre within 10 km of the mapped trace. Near is not the same as on: some will have slipped on neighbouring faults.

Most recent near it

  1. M 2.6 1 km NNW of Canyondam, CA
    2024-10-15 · 10 km from the trace
  2. M 2.8 3 km SW of Canyondam, CA
    2024-06-08 · 9 km from the trace
  3. M 2.8 5 km SSE of Canyondam, CA
    2024-02-25 · 5 km from the trace
  4. M 3.5 2 km E of Canyondam, CA
    2024-02-07 · 7 km from the trace
  5. M 2.6 2 km E of Canyondam, CA
    2024-02-01 · 7 km from the trace
  6. M 2.5 2km S of Canyondam, CA
    2023-06-25 · 8 km from the trace

Neighbouring faults

Fault trace, slip rate and age: USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database (public domain), simplified for the web. Earthquakes: USGS ComCat. QuakeIndex does not forecast earthquakes; a fault's history describes the past. For early warning use ShakeAlert.