San Felipe Fault Zone

The San Felipe Fault Zone (also known as the Agua Caliente or Murrieta Hot Springs Fault zone) is an active Quaternary fault zone made up of continuous right-lateral fault strands]. It is a part of the San Andreas Fault system and it is located in the western Salton Trough spanning three counties: Imperial, Riverside, and San Diego county, California. It is hypothesized to have originated during the early Pleistocene period.

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