United States Geological Survey YearbookU.S. Geological Survey, 1994 - Geology |
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Page 5
... ground motion and the resultant widespread damage emphasized the need for a better understanding of how local geology affects the levels of ground shaking . A coordinated effort by USGS and university seismologists deployed more than 75 ...
... ground motion and the resultant widespread damage emphasized the need for a better understanding of how local geology affects the levels of ground shaking . A coordinated effort by USGS and university seismologists deployed more than 75 ...
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... ground deformation caused by the earthquake . Vertical uplifts of 40 to 50 centimeters and horizontal move- ments of 2 to 20 centimeters occurred in the aftershock region . These movements are con- sistent with the fault geometry ...
... ground deformation caused by the earthquake . Vertical uplifts of 40 to 50 centimeters and horizontal move- ments of 2 to 20 centimeters occurred in the aftershock region . These movements are con- sistent with the fault geometry ...
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... ground - water levels and the strong levels of shaking that occurred . The reason was proba- bly the lower - than - average water - table levels in the San Fernando Valley . Localized lique- faction and lateral spreading took place in ...
... ground - water levels and the strong levels of shaking that occurred . The reason was proba- bly the lower - than - average water - table levels in the San Fernando Valley . Localized lique- faction and lateral spreading took place in ...
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... ground failure , shrinking and swelling soils , subsidence , earthquakes , and extraction of construc- tion materials . Issues related to agricultural activities include ground- and surface - water consumption , land and water ...
... ground failure , shrinking and swelling soils , subsidence , earthquakes , and extraction of construc- tion materials . Issues related to agricultural activities include ground- and surface - water consumption , land and water ...
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... ground alongside Tahoma Creek at Mount Rainier after debris flow in the fall of 1986. All traces of the picnic ground have since been obliterated . Little Tahoma Peak Emmons Glacier Summit cone Steamboat Prow View of the eastern side of ...
... ground alongside Tahoma Creek at Mount Rainier after debris flow in the fall of 1986. All traces of the picnic ground have since been obliterated . Little Tahoma Peak Emmons Glacier Summit cone Steamboat Prow View of the eastern side of ...
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