Relative inactivity during the last 140,000 years of a portion of the La Paz fault, southern Baja California Sur, Mexico
Environmental Geology and Water Sciences
By: Barney J. Szabo, B.P. Hausback, and Joe T. Smith
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Abstract
Uranium-series dating of corals overlying the undeformed Punta Coyote gravels indicates that the underlying La Paz fault zone has been relatively inactive in this part of the Baja California peninsula during the last 140,000 years, and possibly for a significantly longer period. However, Holocene seismic activities along extensions of the fault zone north of Cabo San Lucas suggest potential seismic hazards for the city of La Paz (population 200,000), which lies about 6 km from the fault. ?? 1990 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
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Szabo, B.J., Hausback, B., Smith, J.T., 1990, Relative inactivity during the last 140,000 years of a portion of the La Paz fault, southern Baja California Sur, Mexico: Environmental Geology and Water Sciences, v. 15, no. 2, p. 119-122, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01705099.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Relative inactivity during the last 140,000 years of a portion of the La Paz fault, southern Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Series title | Environmental Geology and Water Sciences |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF01705099 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher location | Springer-Verlag |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Environmental Geology and Water Sciences |
| First page | 119 |
| Last page | 122 |