San Andreas Fault: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Oct 09, 2026
Added Top Questions, new media, and a module of related content. Sep 10, 2026
Add new Web site: ScholarWorks at CWU - Serial ruptures of the San Andreas fault, Carrizo Plain, California, revealed by three-dimensional excavations (PDF). Dec 06, 2025
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - San Andreas Fault Zone Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Physical Properties from SAFOD Cuttings and Core (PDF). Sep 13, 2025
Add new Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science Advances - A unified perspective of seismicity and fault coupling along the San Andreas Fault. May 22, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Alberta - Geophysical images of the creeping segment of the San Andreas fault: implications for the role of crustal fluids in the earthquake process (PDF). Feb 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Nature Communications - 3D architecture and complex behavior along the simple central San Andreas fault. Dec 20, 2024
Add new Web site: NPS History Electronic Library - The San Andreas Fault. Oct 19, 2023
Map added. Jun 05, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - A unified perspective of seismicity and fault coupling along the San Andreas Fault. May 04, 2023
Add new Web site: geology.com - The San Andreas Fault. Jan 12, 2023
Add new Web site: LiveScience - San Andreas Fault Facts. Dec 30, 2016
Add new Web site: San Andreas Fault Homepage - Information, Photos, Maps, and More. Nov 04, 2013
Add new Web site: San Andreas Fault Homepage - Information, Photos, Maps, and More. Nov 04, 2013
Added new Web site: USGS - The San Andreas Fault. Aug 20, 2008
Media added. Oct 24, 2007
Article revised. Feb 09, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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