The average rate of motion across the San Andreas fault zone during the past 3 million years is 5.6 cm/ yr. How far apart are San Francisco and Palm Springs, in kilometers? How many million years will pass until they are sister cities across a new bay?
What will be an ideal response?
700 km. 12.5 my.
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