North American Fault Map

North American Fault Map. Baja quakes highlight seismic risk in northern Mexico Geological Survey Per USGS , "The USGS provides science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods; the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on; the health of our ecosystems and environment; and the impacts of climate and land-use. The background color indicates relative stress magnitudes, or style of faulting.

In 1992, the USGS agreed to help compile maps and fault descriptions for countries in the Western Hemisphere (North, Central, and South America, as well as Australia and New Zealand). by compiling new and previously published measurements from boreholes as well as inferences about kinds or "styles" of faults based on earthquakes that have occurred in the past

North American Earthquake Fault Lines Map

Note: the map is designed to be displayed at a "States scale", in order to showcase the contents more efficiently For more details, see Quaternary Faults.Map showing Quaternary faults in the western U.S Image: Jens-Erik Lund Snee and Mark Zoback How do mountains form?

Plate tectonics 101—What happens when plates slide past each other. In 1992, the USGS agreed to help compile maps and fault descriptions for countries in the Western Hemisphere (North, Central, and South America, as well as Australia and New Zealand). Note: the map is designed to be displayed at a "States scale", in order to showcase the contents more efficiently

Fault Line Map Us Us World Maps. Note that most faults that can affect residents are either onshore or just offshore Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards Program, displays known faults and folds in the U.S.