Abstract Marine acoustic data are used to map and characterize submarine slope failure along the accretionary prism of Cascadia. Two main styles of slope failure are identified: (1) failures with curved head scarps, which are predominantly associated with incoherent debris-flow deposits; and (2) failures with rectangular head scarps, which are predominantly associated with intact sediment blocks. Rectangular head scarps mostly occur on thrust ridges with slope angles <16° and ridge heights <650 m, whereas curved head scarps occur predominantly on steeper and higher ridges. Off Vancouver Island, failure style and head-scarp geometry also change with ridge azimuth. We propose that the curved head scarps and debris flows may be a result of higher kinetic forcing of the downsliding sediments and a higher degree of mixing. At the more gently sloped, less elevated ridges, the kinetic forcing may be smaller, which leads to intact failure masses. Extensional faults at ridges with curved scarps may result from oversteepening and collapse of the sediments that cannot withstand their own weight due to limited internal shear strength. The slide geometries and potential controls on failure style may inform subsequent studies in assessing the risks for tsunami generation from submarine slope failures along the Cascadia margin.

Abstract This two-day trip explores the northern San Andreas fault in the Gualala area between Fort Ross and Point Arena (Fig. 1). The first stop overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge and includes a discussion of its in-progress seismic retrofit. Several subsequent stops are at paleoseismic sites on the San Andreas fault. The stop at Annapolis Road includes a short hike along the fault through the redwood forest. This section of the fault is locked and has not moved since the 1906 earthquake. Additional stops visit Quaternary marine terraces and include discussion of associated tectonic deformation.

Abstract Contributors: Hans AbramsonWard, Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., 2101 Webster St., Suite 1200, Oakland, California 94612, USA; Julie Bawcom, California Geological Survey, 17501 North Highway 101, Willits, California 95490, USA; John Boatwright, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., M.S. 977, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA; Todd Crampton, Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., 2101 Webster St., Suite 1200, Oakland, California 94612, USA; Wayne Goldberg, City Manager's Office, 100 Santa Rosa Ave., Rm. 10, Santa Rosa, California 95404, USA; Kathryn L.Hanson, Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., 2101 Webster St., Suite 1200, Oakland, California 94612, USA; Victoria E.Langenheim, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., M.S. 989, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA; MortLarsen, Department of Geology, Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst St., Arcata, Cali-fornia 95521, USA; Gaye LeBaron, Press Democrat, P.O. Box 569, Santa Rosa, California 95402, USA; Darcy K.McPhee, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., M.S. 989, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA; William V. McCormick, Kleinfelder, 2240 Northpoint Parkway, Santa Rosa, California 95407, USA; Robert J. McLaughlin, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., M.S. 973, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA; Craig A.McCabe, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., M.S. 973, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA; David P.Schwartz, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., M.S. 977, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA; GarySimpson, SHN Consulting Engineers and Geologists, 812 W. Wabash Ave., Eureka, California 95501, USA; Frank H. (Bert)Swan, Consulting Geologist, 240 Laidley Street, San Francisco, California 94131, USA This guidebook is for a two-day trip: the first part (Day 1) takes place in and near the city of Santa Rosa and on the Rodgers Creek fault in Sonoma County; the second part (Day 2) will go to stops in the town of Willits, on the northern Maacama fault, in Mendocino County. The Rodgers Creek and Maacama faults are major strands of the San Andreas fault system in northern California. The two faults are separated by a right step and may be considered the northern extension of the Hayward and Calaveras faults, which branch from the San Andreas fault south of the San Francisco Bay area (Fig. 1 A). This system of faults accommodates almost a quarter of the total right-slip motion between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. Slip is released in large, episodic earthquakes and, on some faults, such as the northern Maacama fault, by slow, steady creep.