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Service Description: This map layer contains locations and information on faults and associated folds, in the United States, that are believed to be sources of significant earthquakes (those of magnitude 6 or greater) during the past 1,600,000 years. A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures in the Earth's crust, along which the blocks of crust have moved relative to one another; an earthquake is the result of such a movement. Folds are curves or bends in rock layers. The Quaternary Faults and Fold database contains information compiled by the Earthquake Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The database describes faults and associated folds in the United States that are believed to be sources of earthquakes, greater than magnitude 6, in the past 1,600,000 years, and is intended to be an archive of historical (less than 150 years) and ancient earthquake sources. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:250,000-scale data.

Map Name: USGS Earthquake Faults

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Description: This map layer contains locations and information on faults and associated folds, in the United States, that are believed to be sources of significant earthquakes (those of magnitude 6 or greater) during the past 1,600,000 years. A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures in the Earth's crust, along which the blocks of crust have moved relative to one another; an earthquake is the result of such a movement. Folds are curves or bends in rock layers. The Quaternary Faults and Fold database contains information compiled by the Earthquake Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The database describes faults and associated folds in the United States that are believed to be sources of earthquakes, greater than magnitude 6, in the past 1,600,000 years, and is intended to be an archive of historical (less than 150 years) and ancient earthquake sources. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:250,000-scale data.

Copyright Text: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Arizona Geological Survey, California Geological Survey, Colorado Geological Survey , Idaho Geological Survey , Illinois State Geological Survey, Louisiana Geological Survey, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, and Utah Geological Survey, 2006, Quaternary fault and fold database for the United States, accessed DATE, from USGS web site: http//earthquakes.usgs.gov/regional/qfaults/.

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Title: USA Earthquake Faults
Author: Esri
Comments: This map layer contains locations and information on faults and associated folds, in the United States, that are believed to be sources of significant earthquakes (those of magnitude 6 or greater) during the past 1,600,000 years. A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures in the Earth's crust, along which the blocks of crust have moved relative to one another; an earthquake is the result of such a movement. Folds are curves or bends in rock layers. The Quaternary Faults and Fold database contains information compiled by the Earthquake Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The database describes faults and associated folds in the United States that are believed to be sources of earthquakes, greater than magnitude 6, in the past 1,600,000 years, and is intended to be an archive of historical (less than 150 years) and ancient earthquake sources. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:250,000-scale data.
Subject: This is a map service containing information about Quaternary Faults and Folds for the conterminous United State of America
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Keywords: Earthquake, Quaternary, Fault, National, Federal, USA, Cloud, A-16, A16
Credits: Acknowledgment of the Quaternary Faults and Fold Database, the U.S. Geological Survey, and (or) the National Atlas of the United States of America would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
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