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| Fault Name | State |
|---|---|
| Monte Cristo Valley fault zone | 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) | 29 |
| MODEL VALUES | |
|---|---|
| Probability of activity | 1 |
| Minimum magnitude | 6.5 |
| Maximum magnitude | 6.78 |
| b-value | 0.8 |
| Assigned Dip | Fault-Parallel Slip Rate | Width | Annual Rate | a-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0.40 | 15.0 | 3.17e-04 | 1.719 |
| Comments |
|---|
| The preferred slip rate is based on study by Bell and others(1999). |
| Selected References |
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| Bell, J.W., dePolo, C.M., Ramelli, A.R., Sarna-Wojcicki, A.M., and Meyer, C.E., 1999, Surface faulting and paleoseismic history of the 1932 Cedar Mountain earthquake area, west-central Nevada, and implications for modern tectonics of the Walker Lane: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 111, p. 791–807. |