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Northern end of rupture resulting from the M7.1 Searles Valley quake

Detailed Description

Fault rupture crosses dirt road, with California Geologial Survey vehicles for scale. Displacement at this location is primarily normal (vertical). Photograph taken near the northern end of the rupture resulting from the M7.1 Searles Valley earthquake.

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Public Domain.