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Originally Posted by GeoffC
My mistake; it's the peninsula itself which seems to be heading NNW'd, and hence into the noggin ?
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Yes, the San Andreas is what they call a "slip-strike" fault, the Pacific Plate (on the West side) is heading Northwest, and the North American Plate is heading Southeast.
Having lived in California for many years, I've learned a lot about plate tectonics and can actually estimate the Richter scale of a quake coming out of a dead sleep, and then turn right over and go back to sleep (unless it's over 7.0, in which case I move a blanket and pillow under the nearest heavy table and then go back to sleep).
Ricky