Whittier Fault

Whittier Fault
Whittier Fault
Location	eastern Los Angeles County
Country	USA
State	California
Characteristics
Part of	Elsinore Fault Zone
Length	40km
Tectonics
Type	right-lateral strike-slip fault

Last updated November 28, 2025

The Whittier Fault is a geologic fault located in eastern Los Angeles County in Southern California, that is one of the two upper branches of the Elsinore Fault Zone, with the Chino Fault the second.

Geology

The Whittier Fault is a 25-mile (40 km) right-lateral strike-slip fault that runs along the Chino Hills range between the cities of Chino Hills and Whittier. The fault has a slip rate of 0.098 to 0.118 inches (2.5 to 3.0 mm) per year. It is estimated that this fault could generate a quake of M_w 6.0–7.2 on the moment magnitude scale.

References

"Whittier Fault". Southern California Earthquake Data Center. Retrieved April 27, 2006.

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Whittier Fault

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Geology

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