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| Fault Name | State |
|---|---|
| Kings Canyon fault zone | Nevada |
| GEOMETRY | |
| Dip (degrees) | 60/50/40 |
| Dip direction | SE |
| Sense of slip | normal |
| Rupture top (km) | 0 |
| Rupture bottom (km) | 15 |
| Rake (degrees) | -90 |
| Length (km) | 18 |
| MODEL VALUES | |
|---|---|
| Probability of activity | 0.25 |
| Minimum magnitude | 6.5 |
| Maximum magnitude | 6.52 |
| b-value | 0.8 |
| Assigned Dip | Fault-Parallel Slip Rate | Width | Annual Rate | a-value | Branch Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 0.31 | 23.3 | 5.64e-04 | 1.974 | 0.2 |
| 50 | 0.26 | 19.6 | 3.97e-04 | 1.822 | 0.6 |
| 60 | 0.23 | 17.3 | 3.11e-04 | 1.715 | 0.2 |
| Comments |
|---|
| In 1996, this fault was depicted as part of the Carson Range fault and was assigned a slip rate of 1 mm/yr. dePolo (1998), however, depicts it as a separate fault with a lower slip rate; thus the reduction in slip rate here. |