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Las Vegas Valley Fault Map

This is a map of all the known faults here in Las Vegas. All the brown lines are East-dipping normal faults. The yellow line is a West-dipping normal fault and the green lines are inactive faults.

* Map courtesy of Dr. Wanda Taylor
 
Tip #1: Preparing Water Heaters

Fires from damaged water heaters are one of the biggest causes of damage from an earthquake. Be sure to properly secure your water heater to the wall.
   

TO CONTACT US:

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Engineering Geophysics Laboratory
4505 Maryland Parkway, TBE B173
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4015
Phone: 702-895-2636
Fax: 702-895-4914

DISCLAIMER:

The recommendations, suggestions, descriptions, and illustrations provided on this website are intended to improve earthquake preparedness; however, they do not guarantee the safety of an individual, structure, or facility. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the Earthquakes in Southern Nevada Project, and the Principal Investigators do not assume liability for any injury, death, property damage, loss of revenue, or any other reason that occurs in connection with an earthquake or otherwise.