Manifestations of right-lateral creep on Calaveras fault (dotted line), Hollister, California

Bent wall and sidewalk, 5th Street, 11 May 2002 Bent curb and gutter, 7th Street, 29 July 1989

 

Curb displaced right-laterally by creep on Calaveras fault (dotted line), north side of 6th Streeet, Hollister.
20 May 1978. Sunglasses for scale.
11 May 2002. Pen for scale. Displacement about 70 mm in 24 years at this site.

 

Broken curb displaced right-laterally by creep on Calaveras fault (dotted line), south side of 4th Street, Hollister
Bent and broken curb, 20 May 1978
Bent and broken curb, 27 July 1989

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Arthur G. Sylvester
sylvester@geol.ucsb.edu
Department of Geological Sciences
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106