2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters
| Fault Name |
State |
| Wassuk Range fault zone |
Nevada |
| GEOMETRY |
| Dip (degrees) |
40/50/60 |
| Dip direction |
E |
| Sense of slip |
normal |
| Rupture top (km) |
0 |
| Rupture bottom (km) |
15
|
| Rake (degrees) |
-90 |
| Length (km) |
119 |
| MODEL VALUES |
| Probability of activity |
1 |
| Minimum magnitude |
6.5 |
| Maximum magnitude |
7.49 |
| b-value |
0.8 |
| Assigned Dip |
Fault-Parallel Slip Rate |
Width |
Annual Rate |
a-value |
Branch Weight |
| 40 |
0.86 |
23.3 |
3.71e-04 |
1.961 |
0.2 |
| 50 |
0.72 |
19.6 |
2.61e-04 |
1.808 |
0.6 |
| 60 |
0.64 |
17.3 |
2.04e-04 |
1.702 |
0.2 |
