the san andreas fault in california stretches over 800 miles and is responsible for many of the earthquakes that happen in california. what kind of a plate boundry is the san andreas fault?

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The kind of plate boundary in San Andreas fault is transform plate boundary.

What is San Andreas Fault?

The San Andreas Fault is the slippery boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. It bisects California from Cape Mendocino to the Mexican border. San Diego, Los Angeles and Big Sur lie on the Pacific Plate. San Francisco, Sacramento, and Sierra Nevada lie on the North American plate. And despite the legendary San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the San Andreas Fault does not pass through the city.

The plates slowly pass each other at a pace of a few inches a year. That's about as fast as a fingernail grows. But it's an average move, not a steady move. The panel has been pressed and locked motionless for years. Suddenly, the accumulated stress fractures the rock along the fault, causing the plate to slide several meters at a time. Cracked rock emits waves in all directions, and it is those waves that we perceive as earthquakes.

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