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Figure 5. Quaternary faults within the Las Vegas Valley region. The age of the known most
recent activity of the faults is indicated by the line colors. Many of the faults are assigned older
ages due to a lack of age data constraining the most recent earthquake activity.
Age of Latest Fault Rupture
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certain,dashed where approximately located.
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