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Earthquake information by topic Information on earthquakes by topic including faults, tsunami, seismic waves, and plate tectonics. (Score: 1.000)
Flow through unsaturated fractured rock Site describes studies using flow visualization and rock matrix pressure measurements to study flow through fractures in the unsaturated zone which plays an important role in water infiltration and contaminant transport. (Score: 0.690)
Map and database of Quaternary faults and folds in Colombia and its offshore regions PDF file of map of Quaternary faults and folds in Columbia prepared as part of the World Map of Major Active Faults with locations, ages, and activity rates of major earthquake-related features accompanied by database of description and activity. (Score: 0.573)
San Andreas Fault Online booklet on the San Andreas fault system on the California coastal region with discussion of faults, relationship of faults and earthquakes, magnitude of earthquakes, and earthquake probability. (Score: 0.522)
The Parkfield Experiment - capturing what happens in an earthquake Fact sheet describing plans for a San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) by drilling into the fault to install instruments for long-term monitoring near the location of the magnitude 6 Parkfield earthquakes. (Score: 0.367)
Schlumberger soundings at the Amargosa Desert Research Site, Nevada Report presenting the data, automatic interpretations, cross sections, and resistivity maps of direct current electrical soundings at the Amargosa Desert Research Site near Beatty, Nevada using a Schlumberger array. (Score: 0.223)
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