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Brief Report for Koa'e fault system (Class A) No. 2609
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citation for this record: Cannon, E.C., and Bürgmann, R.Roland, compilers, 2006, Fault number 2609, Koa'e fault system, in Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey website, http://earthquakes.usgs.gov/regional/qfaults, accessed 11/24/2009 06:12 AM.
| Synopsis | The Koa'e fault system is located south of Kilauea's caldera [2608a]. The Koa'e fault system, along with the east [2608b] and southwest [2608c] rift zones of Kilauea Volcano, forms a zone of extension between the main Kilauea edifice and the mobile south flank of Kilauea Volcano (Duffield, 1975 #6940). |
| County(s) and State(s) | HAWAII COUNTY COUNTY, HAWAII |
| AMS sheet(s) | Hawaii |
| Physiographic province(s) | HAWAIIAN - EMPEROR ISLAND - SEAMOUNT CHAIN |
| Length (km) | 19 km. |
| Average strike | N. 69° E. |
| Sense of movement | |
| Dip Direction | N; S |
| Historic earthquake | Kalapana earthquake M7.2 1975 Ka'u earthquake 1868 |
| Most recent prehistoric deformation | Latest Quaternary (<15 ka) |
| Slip-rate category | Greater than 5.0 mm/yr |
| Date and Compiler(s) | 2006 Eric C. Cannon, none Roland Bürgmann, University of California at Berkeley |
