Image of the San Andreas Fault

This is an image of the San Andreas Fault in California. It is over 750 miles long and marks the boundary between two plates. The plates are sliding by each other about two inches per year. (Courtesy of Aris Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. 1994)

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