Gorda Ridge

Bathymetric image of the Gorda Ridge – GeoMapApp
The regional setting of the Gorda Ridge.

The Gorda Ridge (or plural, Ridges) (centered 41° 36' N, 127° 22' W), is a tectonic spreading center, located roughly 200 kilometres (120 mi) off the northern coast of California and southern Oregon. Running northeast to southwest, the region is roughly 300 kilometres (190 mi) in length.[1] The ridge is broken into three segments:[2] the northern ridge, central ridge, and the southern ridge, which includes the Escanaba Trough.

  1. ^ Carey, Stein, & Rona. (1990). Benthos of the Gorda Ridge axial valley (NE Pacific Ocean): Taxonomic composition and trends in distribution. Progress in Oceanography, 24(1), 47–57.
  2. ^ Sverdrup, K. (1986). Multiple-event relocation of earthquakes on and near the Gorda Ridge. Geophysical Research Letters., 13(7), 674–677.