I am now in California. I am here to explore the San Andreas Fault [35°31'50.66"N 119°59'48.27"W]. Here in the San Andreas fault I have figured out that there is frequent earthquake activity. The plate boundary here is a transform fault, when two plates are sliding past each other. It is the sliding boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. There has been a myth about the San Andreas fault, that one day the fault will crack and California will slide into the sea, which is wrong and will never happen.
geology.com
See "New Zealand with Matthew" Blog to see picture of Transform fault.
BTYL! (p.s. Its Gorgeous down here in sunny state, California!)
-Tectoinc Girl.96
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