2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters
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Fault Name State
Channel Islands Thrust California
GEOMETRY
Dip (degrees) 20
Dip direction N
Sense of slip thrust
Rupture top (km) 5
Rupture bottom (km) 12
Rake (degrees) 90
Length (km) 59
MODEL VALUES
Slip Rate 1.5
Probability of activity 1
  ELLSWORTH HANKS
Minimum magnitude 6.5 6.5
Maximum magnitude 7.30 7.20
b-value 0.8 0.8
Fault Model Deformation
Model
Char Rate1 GR-a-value1 Weight
Stitched 2.1 5.12e-04 / 7.23e-04 1.897 / 1.996 0.50
UnStitched 2.1 5.12e-04 / 7.23e-04 1.897 / 1.996 0.50
Stitched 2.4 5.12e-04 / 7.23e-04 1.897 / 1.996 0.50
UnStitched 2.4 5.12e-04 / 7.23e-04 1.897 / 1.996 0.50
1 1st Value is based on Ellsworth relation and 2nd value is based on Hanks and Bakun relation