Are branch faults the 'on-ramps' that lead to great continental transform earthquakes?
There are about 25,000 kilometers of continental transform faults across the globe, including some famous ones such as the ...
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This sudden jerk creates an earthquake. The San Andreas Fault is undoubtedly the most famous transform boundary in the world. To the west of the fault is the Pacific plate, which is moving northwest.