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"…the eastern half of the curb got pulled north, while the other side got pulled south." Is that right? The picture seems to show the opposite, and I thought t
by niccaluim 10y ago
"…the eastern half of the curb got pulled north, while the other side got pulled south."
Is that right? The picture seems to show the opposite, and I thought the Pacific Plate was sliding north, relative to the American Plate.
- morgante 10y agoHow can you tell which side is north?
- niccaluim 10y agoYou can't, but it doesn't matter. They state that the curb runs perpendicular to the fault. No matter which way you rotate it, the "east" side is being pulled south.
- Sanddancer 10y agoIt is, however, this isn't the plate boundary. The Pacific Plate is sliding northward, however, the fault boundary for the plates is the much better known San Andreas Fault. The Hayward fault is parallel to it and a few dozen miles east of it.
- cossatot 10y agoYou're right. The Hayward fault is a right-lateral fault, striking northwest (parallel to the San Andreas) and the west side moves north relative to North America. The reporter made a booboo.