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Kern County Earthquake. Vertical fracture on the northeast side of Bear Mountain, along the White Wolf Fault. At this location, a vertical displacement of 60 cm (2 ft) and a horizontal (left-lateral) displacement of 45 cm (1.5 ft) were measured along the break. Vital stats. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Figure from Castillo and Zoback, 1995)

From Steinbrugge and Moran, BSSA, 1954

From Steinbrugge and Moran, BSSA, 1954

Photo: Southern Pacific Railroad     A view from the entrance of a railroad tunnel (designated "Tunnel No. 3") showing bent rails between two tunnels near a zone of intense fracturing along the White Wolf fault.

Photo: Southern Pacific Railroad     Inside Tunnel No. 3. A close-up not only of bent rails, but of an unusual phenomenon -- the rail is continuous underneath the tunnel wall, indicating that the wall lifted up enough for the rail to slide underneath.

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