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Stratigraphic profile of Palos Verdes fault zone

By Sound Waves Newsletter May 2021 (approx.)
Black and gray lines across the image dip down into a canyon area and interruptions in the lines indicate the Palos Verdes Fault
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CHIRP sonar profile collected across the San Gabriel Canyon and Palos Verdes Fault zone offshore southern California. Dashed red line shows approximate location of imaged fault zone.

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