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Fault and fold database of the United States

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults/

Online database of faults and associated folds in the United States that are believed to be sources of significant earthquakes during the last 1.6 million years.

by Machette, Michael N.; Haller, Kathleen M.; Wald, Lisa A.; and Rhea, Susan (Digital compiler)
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3033
Related topics:
Earthquakes, Faulting (geologic), Structural geology, Tectonic processes, Faults, Folds (geologic)
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United States

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