Farallon Fault

Fault on the Gulf of California seafloor

The Farallon Fault is a right lateral-moving transform fault located on the seafloor of the southern Gulf of California. It links the Carmen Basin to the north with the Farallon Basin to the south. All these features are part of the Gulf of California Rift Zone, the northern extension of the East Pacific Rise.

References

  • A history of continental rifting at the mouth of the Gulf of California, Ness and Lyle (1981)
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Tectonic plates of Central America (Pacific Plate–North American Plate–Caribbean Plate Convergence Zone)
Large
  • Cocos Plate
  • Nazca Plate
Small
  • Rivera Plate
Faults and
rift zones
Trenches and
troughsOther