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To make a map, users of the site select an area anywhere in the world by clicking and dragging on a map and then choose the features they want to see, from rivers, roads and cities to topography, fault lines and earthquake records.
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Source: Plate tectonics and people [This Dynamic Earth, USGS] ... Plate Tectoncis Page...
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New Madrid Fault system seismic earthquake zone fault line activity NMSZ quake map Central Midwest.
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STEP 2 - Choose a fault source for the earthquake scenario using the map by clicking on a colored fault segment on the map or on the button next to the fault name.
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The map below locates earthquakes around the globe. They are not evenly distributed; the boundaries between the plates grind against each other, producing most earthquakes. So the lines of earthquakes help define the plates: (from the USGS) ... The San Andreas fault in California is a nearby example of a transform,
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Red lines are known faults. ... Map showing recency of fault movement in CA ... Faster loading map without topography and fault names...
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The largest and most important faults in each state are usually shown on the state's geologic map. A geologic map shows the locations of rocks of different kinds and ages. Because the geologic map shows the rocks that are exposed at ground level, the map also shows fault lines.
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