Question

will san andreas fault movie cause tsunami?

Answer 1

Answer:

The San Andreas fault cannot create a big tsunami, as depicted in the movie. ... Local tsunamis might be generated along the California coast, if the shaking from an earthquake on the San Andreas fault triggers underwater landslides or if there is slip on a smaller offshore fault.

Answer 2

The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, and its motion is right-lateral strike-slip