- Healdsburg Fault
The Healdsburg Fault is a
seismic ally activegeological feature associated with theSanta Rosa Plain and theAlexander Valley , inSonoma County, California ,USA . The eastern sides of thesefloodplain s are bounded bystrike-slip or transform faults. The maximum credible earthquake expected to be generated from the Healdsburg Fault is estimated to be about 7.5 on theRichter Scale .C.Michael Hogan, John Torrey, Brian McElroy et al., "Environmental Impact Report, Southeast Santa Rosa Annexation 2-88", Earth Metrics Inc., Report 7941, California State Clearinghouse, Sacramento, Ca., March 1990]The last major earthquake in Sonoma County was a magnitude 5.7 event which occurred in 1969 on this fault. The county anticipates similar events every 20-30 years. [cite web|url=http://www.sonoma-county.org/prmd/docs/gp/98gp-07.htm#2.1.1|title=Sonoma County General Plan: Seismic Hazards|accessdate=2008-01-17]
The
Rodgers Creek Fault passes throughSonoma Mountain and its north end terminates within Santa Rosa. The Healdsburg Fault continues along the east side of the Cotati Valley north of Santa Rosa, and the Healdsburg Fault is actually a step-over from the Rogers Creek fault.The upper soil suface above the Santa Rosa Plain is composed of Plio-
Pleistocene alluvial fan deposits. Further north, one encounters Quaternary alluvium from the Russian River and its tributaries. North and east of Healdsburg, the Healdsburg fault cuts through LowerCretaceous marine rocks with stringers ofMesozoic ultrabasic intrusivevolcanic rocks. [ [http://www.sonoma.edu/users/f/freidel/geomorph/360russriv.htm Geology of Sonoma County] ]ee also
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External links
* [http://www.sonoma-county.org/prmd/docs/gp/98gp-07.htm Discussion of Healdsburg Fault: Seismic Safety Element of the Sonoma County General Plan]
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