Earthquake Information
Fault Name Index
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Kern Gorge Fault and Poso Creek Faults
Kern Gorge Fault
TYPE OF FAULT: normal
LENGTH: about 20 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Edison, Bakersfield
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Late Quaternary
OTHER NOTES: The Kern Gorge fault dips to the southwest.
Poso Creek Fault
TYPE OF FAULT: normal
LENGTH: about 14 km; another 48 km may extend west-northwest from western end shown on map
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Oildale, Bakersfield
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Quaternary
OTHER NOTES: The Poso Creek fault dips to the south.
This fault is featured on the following map:
Northwest Fault Map
