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Rock fall at Roosevelt Lake 2020
AZGS Newsletter Winter 2020-2021
AZGS Newsletter Winter 2020-2021.
Major faults of Northwestern Arizona
Earthquake Swarm along the Washington Fault Zone, Arizona
Northern’ Arizona’s Washington Fault Zone (WFZ) has been reminding us of its potential for earthquake hazards over the past 3 weeks.
Earth Fissure Study Areas
Arizona's Monsoon Season Drives Earth Fissure Activity
Oddly enough, Arizona has an earth fissure season; a season when fissures are more likely to first appear or undergo renewed activity. This article showcases revised earth fissure maps for parts of Cochise, Maricopa, and Pinal Counties, as well as case studies of one new (Tator Hills) and one reactivated fissure (Apache Junction). Systematic mapping and observations of the physical conditions of ‘older’ fissures suggests that earth fissure activity in some study areas is waning.