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Motagua Fault- Central America
It is a transform boundary that runs across Guatemala, offshore along the southern Pacific coast of Mexico, back onshore along the southernmost tip of Oaxaca, then offshore again until it merges with the Middle America Trench near Acapulco. The latest earthquake was the 1976 Guatemala earthquake on February 4. -
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Chaman Fault- Pakistan and Afghanistan
The Chaman Fault is a terrestrial, primarily transform, left- lateral strike- slip fault. The last earthquake happened on March 16, 1978. It was a 6.4 on the Richter scale. -
North Anatolian Fault- Turkey
A fault that runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The last earthquakes to happen were in 1999 in the towns of Izmit and Düzce. -
Liquiñe- Ofqui Fault
It is a dextral intra-arc transform fault. It runs from the Liquiñe hot springs in the north to the Ofqui Isthmus in the south. The 2007 Aysén Fjord earthquake and the 2008 eruption of Chaitén Volcano were believed to be triggered by fault movements. -
Macquarie Fault Zone
A transform fault along the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean from New Zealand to the Macquarie Triple Junction. On April 12, 2008, a major 7.1 earthquake struck along the fault near Macquarie. -
Calaveras Fault
It is a transform boundary that is a major branch of the San Andreas Fault. It is responsible for the formation of the Calaveras Valley. The latest earthquake was on March 30, 2009. It was a magnitude 4.3. -
East Anatolian Fault
It is a transform boundary between the Anatolian Plate and the Arabian Plate. The latest earthquake was the Elâziğ earthquake in 2010. -
San Jacinto Fault Zone
It is considered to be the most seismically active fault zone in Southern California, contrary to popular beliefs that the infamous San Andreas Fault is the most active. It is more a series of faults focused along the same general axis. The latest earthquake was at Borrego Springs in 2010 with a magnitude of 5.4. -
Chixoy- Polochic Fault
It runs in an arc from the east coast of Guatemala to Chiapas, following the valleys of the Polochic River, Chixoy River, and Culico River. The most recent earthquake was February 23, 2010. It was a magnitude 5.3. -
Itoigawa- Shizuoka
It runs from the city Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, to the city of Shizuoka. The latest earthquake happened on March 11,2011 in Tohoku. It was a magnitude 9.0.
