# Shoreline Fault

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'''Shoreline Fault''' is a 25&nbsp;km long vertical strike-slip fault<ref>[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100602215239.htm ScienceDaily:Revised Seismotectonic Model for California Central Coast: More Complex Than Previously Thought]</ref> discovered in 2008 that lies less than a mile from the [Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant](/source/Diablo_Canyon_Nuclear_Power_Plant) in [California](/source/California). It is thought to be able to produce quakes up to 6.8 magnitude.<ref>{{cite Q|Q59849516}}</ref> The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors claims that it (along with the [Hosgri fault](/source/Hosgri_fault)) may potentially pose a threat to the nuclear plant despite the plant's operator, [Pacific Gas and Electric](/source/Pacific_Gas_and_Electric), claiming that the facility is able to withstand a 7.5 magnitude quake.<ref>[http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_8c1f14cc-2c11-11df-b385-001cc4c03286.html Santa Maria Times:Supervisors request delay for Diablo relicensing]</ref>

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== External links ==
* [https://www.pge.com/mybusiness/edusafety/systemworks/dcpp/shorelinereport/ PG&E Shoreline Fault Zone Report]

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Category:Seismic faults of California
Category:Geology of San Luis Obispo County, California

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