Nootka Fault
A fault, off the coast of British Columbia, Canada
Nootka Fault The Nootka Fault, upper left
Location Nootka Island Country Canada Status Active Type transform fault
The Nootka Fault is an active transform fault running southwest from Nootka Island , near Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada .
Geology
The Nootka Fault lies between the Explorer Plate in the north and Juan de Fuca Plate in south. These are remnants of the once vast Farallon Plate . The fault is at the triple junction of the North American Plate , Explorer Plate , and Juan de Fuca Plate .
Near the Nootka Fault is an active undersea mud volcano named Maquinna .[ 1]
^ Riedel, M.; Kelly, D. S.; Delaney, J. R.; Spence, G. D.; Hyndman, R. D.; Hyndman, R. D.; Mayer, L.; Calder, B.; Lilley, M. D.; Olson, E. O.; Schrenk, M. O.; Coffin, R. (2001-12-01), "Discovery of an Active Submarine Mud Volcano Along the Nootka Fault West of Vancouver Island", AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts , 2001 : OS12B–0428, Bibcode :2001AGUFMOS12B0428R
Bibliography
Further reading
Hutchinson, Jesse; Kao, Honn; Spence, George; Obana, Koichiro; Wang, Kelin; Kodaira, Shuichi (2019), "Seismic Characteristics of the Nootka Fault Zone: Results from the Seafloor Earthquake Array Japan–Canada Cascadia Experiment (Sea Jade )", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America , 109 (6): 2252–2276, Bibcode :2019BuSSA.109.2252H , doi :10.1785/0120190008 , hdl :1828/11768 , S2CID 204252586