ScienceDaily (May 24, 2012) — Results of a new U.S. Geological Survey study conclude that faults west of Lake Tahoe, Calif., referred to as the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, pose a substantial increase in the seismic hazard assessment for the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada, and could potentially generate earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 6.3 to 6.9. A close association of landslide deposits and active faults also suggests that there is an earthquake-induced landslide hazard along the steep fault-formed range front west of Lake Tahoe.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524123236.htm
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Faults Discovered Near Lake Tahoe Could Generate Earthquakes Ranging from 6.3 to 6.9
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