a fault line extend- ing for some 965 km (600 miles) through the length of coastal California. Seismic activity is common along its course and is due to two crustal plates sliding past each other along the line of the fault.
圣安德烈亚斯断层(穿过美国加利福尼亚州整个沿海地区的断层,长约965公里,即600英里。 由于两大地壳板块沿此断层带彼此滑过,这一断层带地震活动频发)。