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PlacemarkSan Andeas - Carrizo Plain - The San Andreas Fault is a right-lateral strike-slip fault. The 1,200-kilometer (800-mile) San Andreas is the longest fault in California and one of the longest in North America. , marks a transform (or sliding) boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
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