2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps

2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters

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Fault Name	State
Peavine Peak fault zone	Nevada

GEOMETRY
Dip (degrees)	40/60/50
Dip direction	NE
Sense of slip	normal
Rupture top (km)	0
Rupture bottom (km)	15
Rake (degrees)	-90
Length (km)	13

MODEL VALUES
Probability of activity	1
Minimum magnitude	n/a
Maximum magnitude	6.36
b-value	n/a

Assigned Dip	Width	Annual Rate	a-value	Branch Weight
40	23.3	8.33e-04	n/a	0.2
50	19.6	8.33e-04	n/a	0.6
60	17.3	8.33e-04	n/a	0.2

Comments
The assigned characteristic rate is based on the average recurrence intervals documented by Ramelli and others (2002, 2004). Ramelli and others (2004) changed the name of this fault to Peavine Peak fault, as reflected here. Dip of fault changed to 50? based on redefined regional default value (Lund, 2006).

Selected References
Lund, W.R., ed., 2006, Basin and Range Province Earthquake Working Group seismic-hazard recommendations to the U.S. Geological Survey National Seismic Hazard Mapping Program: Utah Geological Survey Open-File Report 477, 23 p, ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications/open_file_reports/OFR-477.pdf. Ramelli, A.R., dePolo, C.M., and Bell, J.W., 2003, Paleoseismic studies of the Peavine Peak fault: Technical report to U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, under Contract 01HQGR0167, 14 p. Ramelli, A.R., Bell, J.W., and dePolo, C.M., 2004, Peavine Peak fault: Another piece of the Walker Lane puzzle, in Proceedings volume for the Basin and Range Province Seismic Hazards Summit II: Western States Seismic Policy Council, Program with Abstracts, p. 126-128.

Selected References

Lund, W.R., ed., 2006, Basin and Range Province Earthquake Working Group seismic-hazard recommendations to the U.S. Geological Survey National Seismic Hazard Mapping Program: Utah Geological Survey Open-File Report 477, 23 p, ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications/open_file_reports/OFR-477.pdf.
Ramelli, A.R., dePolo, C.M., and Bell, J.W., 2003, Paleoseismic studies of the Peavine Peak fault: Technical report to U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, under Contract 01HQGR0167, 14 p.
Ramelli, A.R., Bell, J.W., and dePolo, C.M., 2004, Peavine Peak fault: Another piece of the Walker Lane puzzle, in Proceedings volume for the Basin and Range Province Seismic Hazards Summit II: Western States Seismic Policy Council, Program with Abstracts, p. 126-128.