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Independence Valley fault system

File:2015-04-27 13 14 38 View southwest across Maverick Canyon, Nevada and Interstate 80 and down Independence Valley from cliffs near the west end of the north wall.jpg

The Independence Valley fault system is a group of interrelated normal faults located in northeastern Nevada in the United States. The fault system is characteristic of faulting throughout the Great Basin region.

See also

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721070342/http://gldims.cr.usgs.gov/webapps/cfusion/Sites/qfault/qf_web_disp.cfm?disp_cd=B&qfault_or=591&ims_cf_cd=cf USGS: Independence Valley fault system]
  • [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nn00234425#executive M 6.2 – 8km ENE of Wells, Nevada] – USGS

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Category:Geography of Elko County, Nevada

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