New aeromagnetic data reveal large strike-slip (?) faults in the Northern Willamette Valley, Oregon
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Abstract
High-resolution aeromagnetic data from the northern Willamette Valley, Oregon, reveal large, northwest-striking faults buried beneath Quaternary basin sediments. Several faults known from geologic mapping are well defined by the data and appear to extend far beyond their mapped surface traces. The Mount Angel fault, the likely source of the Richter magnitude (M1) 5.6 earthquake in 1993, is at least 55 km long and may be connected in the subsurface with the Gales Creek fault 25 km farther northwest. Northeast of the Mount Angel fault, a 60-km-long, northwest-striking anomaly may represent a previously unrecognized dextral-slip fault beneath the towns of Canby and Molalla. Vertical offsets along the Mount Angel fault increase with depth, indicating a long history of movement for the fault. Dominantly northwest- trending, relatively straight faults, consistent stepover geometries, offset magnetic anomalies and earthquake focal mechanisms suggest that these faults collectively accommodate significant dextral slip. The 1993 earthquake may have occurred on a left-stepping restraining bend along the Mount Angel-Gales Creek fault zone.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | New aeromagnetic data reveal large strike-slip (?) faults in the Northern Willamette Valley, Oregon |
| Series title | Geological Society of America Bulletin |
| DOI | 10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112<1225:NADRLS>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Western Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 1225 |
| Last page | 1233 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Linn County |
| Other Geospatial | Northern Willamette Valley |
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