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The Owens Valley fault zone, eastern California, and surface faulting associated with the 1872 earthquake / by Sarah Beanland and Malcolm M. Clark.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Beanland, Sarah, author.
- Clark, Malcolm M., author.
- Series:
- U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 1982.
- U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 1982
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Earthquakes--California--Owens River Valley.
- Earthquakes.
- Faults (Geology)--California--Owens River Valley.
- Faults (Geology).
- Faults (Geology)--California--Owens Valley.
- Earthquakes--California--Owens Valley.
- California--Owens Valley.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 29 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Distribution:
- Washington : United States Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication:
- [Reston, Va.] : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1994.
- Summary:
- Estimates of slip and magnitude of the 1872 Owens Valley earthquake and estimates of late Quaternary slip, slip rate, and earthquake recurrence associated with the 100-km-long fault zone as determined at 40 sites.
- Contents:
- Introduction. General ; Purpose of study ; Acknowledgements
- Historical records and previous work
- Geologic setting. Geology ; History of Owens Lake and age of valley fill ; Structural setting of Owens Valley
- Description of the Owens Valley Fault zone and the 1872 surface rupture. General description ; Relation of the Owen Valley fault zone to geologic units ; Displacement along the 1872 surface rupture
- History of activity along the Owens Valley fault zone
- Discussion. Displacement and magnitude of the 1872 earthquake ; Late Quaternary slip rates and recurrence intervals for the Owens Valley Fault zone ; Significance of strike-slip motion on the Owens Valley fault zone.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 25, 2014).
- Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 26-29).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Beanland, Sarah. Owens Valley fault zone, eastern California, and surface faulting associated with the 1872 earthquake
- OCLC:
- 889716103
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