The Chino Fault extends along the eastern Chino Hills range region, from Corona in Riverside County to the Los Serranos, Chino Hills area of San Bernardino County in Southern California .
3-621: The Chino Fault and Whittier Fault are the two upper branches of the Elsinore Fault Zone , which is part of the trilateral split of the San Andreas Fault system. The right-lateral strike-slip fault has a slip rate of 1.0 millimeter/year and is capable of producing anywhere from a M w 6.0 to a M w 7.0 earthquake. 33°53′N 117°35′W / 33.883°N 117.583°W / 33.883; -117.583 This Riverside County, California -related article
6-542: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This San Bernardino County, California –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Whittier Fault The Whittier Fault is a geologic fault located in eastern Los Angeles County in Southern California , that is one of the two upper branches of the Elsinore Fault Zone , with the Chino Fault the second. The Whittier Fault
9-469: Is a 40-kilometer (25 mi) right-lateral strike-slip fault that runs along the Chino Hills range between the cities of Chino Hills and Whittier . The fault has a slip rate of 2.5 to 3.0 millimeters (0.098 to 0.118 in) per year. It is estimated that this fault could generate a quake of M w 6.0–7.2 on the moment magnitude scale . This Los Angeles County, California –related article
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