FCGS Newsletter - December 2020

Newsletter Summary

Dr. Jessica Thompson Jobe from USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center discussing cryptic active faults on the margin of the Colorado Plateau and Rio Grande Rift in northern New Mexico. Jon Harvey encourages members to explore the USGS Quaternary Faults database and highlights potential M6-7 earthquake hazards from previously unrecognized faults with low slip rates. Newsletter includes extensive virtual field trip resources during COVID-19 isolation, upcoming 2021 speaker schedule, job openings for Project Geologist and Mine Surveyor positions, and regional geology meeting announcements.