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| Fault Name | State |
|---|---|
| Mount Rose fault zone | Nevada |
| GEOMETRY | |
| Dip (degrees) | 50/40/60 |
| Dip direction | E |
| Sense of slip | normal |
| Rupture top (km) | 0 |
| Rupture bottom (km) | 15 |
| Rake (degrees) | -90 |
| Length (km) | 36 |
| MODEL VALUES | |
|---|---|
| Probability of activity | 1 |
| Minimum magnitude | 6.5 |
| Maximum magnitude | 6.89 |
| b-value | 0.8 |
| Assigned Dip | Fault-Parallel Slip Rate | Width | Annual Rate | a-value | Branch Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 2.33 | 23.3 | 2.42e-03 | 2.424 | 0.2 |
| 50 | 1.96 | 19.6 | 1.71e-03 | 2.272 | 0.6 |
| 60 | 1.73 | 17.3 | 1.34e-03 | 2.165 | 0.2 |
| Comments |
|---|
| The assigned slip rate is provided by Ramelli and dePolo (1997) who estimated a range of late Holocene slip rates of 1.1-3.8 mm/yr and tentatively preferred a slip rate of about 1.5 mm/yr, based on trench results from near Ophir Creek. |