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Colorado Earthquakes: Interesting Visit to a Trenching Study
August 21, 2012 | YouTube

This video by the Colorado Geological Survey covers both natural and human induced earthquakes that have occurred in Colorado. Includes an interesting visit to faults in the field and a trenching study!

Visit the earthquake map server mentioned in the video.


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