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Sketch geologic map of the Long Valley Caldera showing the location of the
south moat earthquake epicentral locus and its relation to other young volcanic
centers and major faults in the Mammoth Lakes area. Urgh I, iiiiiié \ " MAMMOTH
...
Sketch geologic map of the Long Valley Caldera showing the location of the
south moat earthquake epicentral locus and its relation to other young volcanic
centers and major faults in the Mammoth Lakes area. Urgh I, iiiiiié \ " MAMMOTH
...
Page 51
Map of surface faults and approximate land subsidence from 1906 to 1.978 in the
Houston, Texas, metropolitan area. More than 86 historically active faults with an
aggregate length of 150 miles have been identified within and adjacent to the ...
Map of surface faults and approximate land subsidence from 1906 to 1.978 in the
Houston, Texas, metropolitan area. More than 86 historically active faults with an
aggregate length of 150 miles have been identified within and adjacent to the ...
Page 52
—Photograph of house damaged by a fault in northwest Houston. Fault has
deformed garage and has required patch in road. For example, C. W. Kreitler of
the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology estimated that Hurricane Carla, which
struck ...
—Photograph of house damaged by a fault in northwest Houston. Fault has
deformed garage and has required patch in road. For example, C. W. Kreitler of
the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology estimated that Hurricane Carla, which
struck ...
Page 54
The highly populated Los Angeles region is near one of the world's major active
plate tectonic boundaries, the San Andreas fault zone, and lies astride numerous
other faults that can generate destructive earthquakes. Since 1800, at least 40 ...
The highly populated Los Angeles region is near one of the world's major active
plate tectonic boundaries, the San Andreas fault zone, and lies astride numerous
other faults that can generate destructive earthquakes. Since 1800, at least 40 ...
Page 55
Faults in the Los Angeles region that may generate damaging earthquakes and
associated surface-fault rupture. Major faults identified are SA, San Andreas, and
SJC, San Jacinto. Holocene time (the past 11,000 years) and especially those ...
Faults in the Los Angeles region that may generate damaging earthquakes and
associated surface-fault rupture. Major faults identified are SA, San Andreas, and
SJC, San Jacinto. Holocene time (the past 11,000 years) and especially those ...
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| Title | United States Geological Survey Yearbook |
| Author | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Publisher | The Survey |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 10 Dec 2012 |
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