1. A major geological fault line in California that runs approximately 750 miles from the Salton Sea to Cape Mendocino; the source of significant earthquakes
   "The 1906 San Francisco earthquake occurred along the San Andreas Fault"

Derived forms: San Andreas Fault

Type of: break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift

Part of: CA, Calif., California, Golden State

Encyclopedia: San Andreas Fault