Death Valley Fault Zone
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The Death Valley Fault Zone (DVFZ) is a right lateral-moving (dextral) geologic fault in eastern
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. It runs from a connection with the Furnace Creek Fault Zone in the
Amargosa Valley The Amargosa Valley is the valley through which the Amargosa River flows south, in Nye County, southwestern Nevada and Inyo County in the state of California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies ...
southward to a junction with the
Garlock Fault The Garlock Fault is a left-lateral strike-slip fault running northeast–southwest along the north margins of the Mojave Desert of Southern California, for much of its length along the southern base of the Tehachapi Mountains. Geography Stret ...
. It is considered an integral part of the
Walker Lane The Walker Lane is a geologic trough roughly aligned with the California/Nevada border southward to where Death Valley intersects the Garlock Fault, a major left lateral, or sinistral, strike-slip fault. The north-northwest end of the Walker ...
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USGS Database: Death Valley Fault ZoneNorthern Death Valley fault zone, Grapevine Mountains section (Class A) No. 141aSouthern Death Valley fault zone, Nobel Hills section (Class A) No. 143b
Seismic faults of California Death Valley National Park Geology of Inyo County, California Geology of San Bernardino County, California Natural history of the Mojave Desert Natural history of Inyo County, California Natural history of San Bernardino County, California {{US-geology-stub