In this 5-minute Youtube video, Dr. Phil Pearthree, Arizona Geological Survey, examines the Santa Rita Fault below the western flank of the Santa Rita Mountains, south of Tucson, Arizona. This active fault system is capable of producing a magnitude 6.5 earthquake.
Photo Date: 2015
Photo Location Accuracy: Approximately Located
Photo Tags: Santa Rita Mountains, Santa Rita Fault, seismicity, earthquake, scarp, fault, geologic hazard, ShakeOut