Earthquake Hazards:

The Jerome-Mingus Area

Arizona

Prepared by Paul Sanchez

Seismic Technician

ARIZONA EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA

05 MARCH 1987

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION                                                                  CONTENTS                                                                PAGE

      I                                        JEROME-MINGUS AREA: A GENERAL DESCRIPTION                                1

     II                                       GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE JEROME-MINGUS AREA                              1

    III                                       EARTHQUAKE HAZARD EVALUATION: PROCEDURE                                2

    IV                                      EARTHQUAKE HAZARD EVALUATION: JEROME                                         3

    V                                       RECENT FAULTING AND SEISMICITY:  JEROME-MINGUS AREA              3

    VI                                      DESIGN EARTHQUAKE                                                                                      7

    VII                                     DISCUSSION:  POTENTIAL HAZARDS                                                             8

   VIII                                     CONCLUSIONS-RECOMMENDATIONS                                                         12

                                              REFERENCES CITED