St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of

A. Los Angeles

B. New Orleans

C. Hollywood

D. San Francisco

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of San Francisco. The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers (750 mi) through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, and its motion is right-lateral strike-slip (horizontal).