The Clarendon-Linden fault system is a major series of
fault lines in western
New York
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state, in the
United States
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. It extends through Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, and into Allegany counties and is responsible for much of the seismic activity in the region.
The system is named in part for the town of
Clarendon, New York.
References
*University at Buffalo, Dept of Geolog
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy.
Seismic faults of the United States
Geology of New York (state)
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