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| Fault Name | State |
|---|---|
| Smith Valley fault | Nevada |
| GEOMETRY | |
| Dip (degrees) | 60/50/40 |
| Dip direction | E |
| Sense of slip | normal |
| Rupture top (km) | 0 |
| Rupture bottom (km) | 15 |
| Rake (degrees) | -90 |
| Length (km) | 94 |
| MODEL VALUES | |
|---|---|
| Probability of activity | 1 |
| Minimum magnitude | 6.5 |
| Maximum magnitude | 7.37 |
| b-value | 0.8 |
| Assigned Dip | Fault-Parallel Slip Rate | Width | Annual Rate | a-value | Branch Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 0.59 | 23.3 | 3.06e-04 | 1.749 | 0.2 |
| 50 | 0.50 | 19.6 | 2.16e-04 | 1.597 | 0.6 |
| 60 | 0.44 | 17.3 | 1.69e-04 | 1.490 | 0.2 |
| Comments |
|---|
| The assigned slip rate is based on work by Hayes (1985). He reported an estimated slip rate of 0.36-0.41 mm/yr for the Smith Valley fault zone in the vicinity of Nevada Hot Springs for the past 18 k.y. |