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Figure 12. Geodetic strain in part of the western United States, information that is used, along with seismic and neotectonic data, in earthquake-hazard assessment and
communication of hazard information to the public (warmer colors and longer arrows illustrate areas of relatively higher strain; figure from Kreemer et al., 2012).
A full-size copy of this map is available at http://pubs.nbmg.unr.edu/Geod-strain-rate-full-size-p/m178.htm.
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