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Fault Name | State |
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Benton Spring fault, southern section | Nevada |
GEOMETRY | |
Dip (degrees) | 90 |
Dip direction | V |
Sense of slip | strike slip |
Rupture top (km) | 0 |
Rupture bottom (km) | 15 |
Rake (degrees) | 180 |
Length (km) | 85 |
MODEL VALUES | |
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Probability of activity | 1 |
Minimum magnitude | 6.5 |
Maximum magnitude | 7.32 |
b-value | 0.8 |
Assigned Dip | Fault-Parallel Slip Rate | Width | Annual Rate | a-value |
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90 | 0.26 | 15.0 | 9.33e-05 | 1.179 |
Comments |
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Bell (1995) indicates the slip rate on this fault is 0.13-0.4 mm/yr. The average of these values is assigned here. Preferred rake changed on 12/16/2004. |