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  Buena Vista Fault

TYPE OF FAULT: thrust
LENGTH: 5 km
NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Ford City, Taft
MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE: Has been creeping since 1933, or earlier, probably due to fluid (oil) withdrawal.
OTHER NOTES: This thrust fault dips to the north.

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This fault is featured on the following maps:

Northwest Fault Map