Hosgri fault 3-D seismic data

Computer model output looking at an angle, at seismic data represented by lines and swirls, with streams of color going upward.

(Credit: Jared Kluesner, USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center. Public domain.)

Detailed Description

Three-dimensional view of the Hosgri fault 45 meters below the seafloor, revealing fault strands (black), and potential paths along the fault that fluid could follow (green/blue). The other colors represent different geologic layers.

Details

Image Dimensions: 2590 x 1834

Date Taken: 2016 (approx.)

Location Taken: CA, US