The Garlock fault runs along the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at the northern edge of the Mojave Desert. In this picture the Garlock fault meets with the San Andreas Fault at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance on the left. Credit: NASA/JPL/NIMA

The Garlock fault runs along the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at the northern edge of the Mojave Desert. In this picture the Garlock fault meets with the San Andreas Fault at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance on the left. Credit: NASA/JPL/NIMA

The Garlock fault runs along the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at the northern edge of the Mojave Desert. In this picture the Garlock fault meets with the San Andreas Fault at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance on the left. Credit: NASA/JPL/NIMA

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