FAQs - Quaternary Faults

Q: What is the citation for these data?

A: When you use this data, please provide proper acknowledgement. Because there are many contibutors to the database, the citation will depend on which data you are using. Please use the following format:

U.S. Geological Survey (and supporting agency if appropriate-see list below), 2006, Quaternary fault and fold database for the United States, accessed DATE, from USGS web site: http//earthquakes.usgs.gov/regional/qfaults/.

List of cooperators:
Alaska............ Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Arizona........... Arizona Geological Survey
California......... California Geological Survey
Colorado.......... Colorado Geological Survey
Idaho............... Idaho Geological Survey
Illinois.............. Illinois State Geological Survey,
Louisiana......... Louisiana Geological Survey
Montana.......... Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Nevada............ Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
New Mexico..... New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Texas.............. Texas Bureau of Economic Geology,
Utah................ Utah Geological Survey

For example, I want to reference information I got about a fault in New Mexico on Jan 9, 2006.. My reference would look like:

U.S. Geological Survey and New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, 2006, Quaternary fault and fold database for the United States, accessed Jan 9, 2006, from USGS web site: http//earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/qfaults/.

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