Photomosaics and event evidence from the Frazier Mountain paleoseismic site, trench 1, cuts 1–4, San Andreas Fault Zone, southern California (2007–2009)
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2014-1002
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Abstract
The Frazier Mountain paleoseismic site is located at the northwest end of the Mojave section of the San Andreas Fault, in a small, closed depression at the base of Frazier Mountain near Tejon Pass, California (lat 34.8122° N., long 118.9034° W.). The site was known to contain a good record of earthquakes due to previous excavations by Lindvall and others (2002). This report provides data resulting from four nested excavations, or cuts, along trench 1 (T1) in 2007 and 2009 at the Frazier Mountain site. The four cuts were excavated progressively deeper and wider in an orientation perpendicular to the San Andreas Fault, exposing distal fan and marsh sediments deposited since ca. A.D. 1200. The results of the trenching show that earthquakes that ruptured the site have repeatedly produced a small depression or sag on the surface, which is subsequently infilled with sand and silt deposits. This report provides high-resolution photomosaics and logs for the T1 cuts, a detailed stratigraphic column for the deposits, and a table summarizing all of the evidence for ground rupturing paleoearthquakes logged in the trenches.
Suggested Citation
Scharer, K.M., Fumal, T.E., Weldon, R.J., Streig, A.R., 2014, Photomosaics and event evidence from the Frazier Mountain paleoseismic site, trench 1, cuts 1–4, San Andreas Fault Zone, southern California (2007–2009): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1002, Report: ii, 24 p.; Plate 1: 89.25 x 36 inches; Plate 2: 81.05 x 36 inches; Plate 3: 67.77 x 36 inches; Plate 4: 83.63 x 36 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141002.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Photomosaics and event evidence from the Frazier Mountain paleoseismic site, trench 1, cuts 1–4, San Andreas Fault Zone, southern California (2007–2009) |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2014-1002 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20141002 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Science Center |
| Description | Report: ii, 24 p.; Plate 1: 89.25 x 36 inches; Plate 2: 81.05 x 36 inches; Plate 3: 67.77 x 36 inches; Plate 4: 83.63 x 36 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | Frazier Mountain |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |