The San Andreas Fault is a transform, or strike-slip, fault that forms part of the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. The plates move horizontally past one another, with the Pacific plate sliding laterally past the North American plate. This sideways motion frequently produces earthquakes along the fault.
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