This region is incredibly tectonically active, thanks to the junction of three tectonic plates: the North American Plate, the Pacific Plate and the Juan de Fuca Plate. The place where the three meet, also called a triple junction, is where the northern tip of the San Andreas Fault interacts with the Mendocino Fracture Zone (a transform fault) and the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

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This region is incredibly tectonically active, thanks to the junction of three tectonic plates: the North American Plate, the Pacific Plate and the Juan de Fuca Plate. The place where the three meet, also called a triple junction, is where the northern tip of the San Andreas Fault interacts with the Mendocino Fracture Zone (a transform fault) and the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

This region is incredibly tectonically active, thanks to the junction of three tectonic plates: the North American Plate, the Pacific Plate and the Juan de Fuca Plate. The place where the three meet, also called a triple junction, is where the northern tip of the San Andreas Fault interacts with the Mendocino Fracture Zone (a transform fault) and the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

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