2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters
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Fault Name State
Dixie Valley fault zone Nevada
GEOMETRY
Dip (degrees) 60/50/40
Dip direction E
Sense of slip normal
Rupture top (km) 0
Rupture bottom (km) 15
Rake (degrees) -90
Length (km) 119
MODEL VALUES
Probability of activity 1
Minimum magnitude 6.5
Maximum magnitude 7.00
b-value 0.8
Assigned Dip Fault-Parallel Slip Rate Width Annual Rate a-value Branch Weight
40 0.47 23.3 1.10e-03 2.203 0.2
50 0.39 19.6 7.73e-04 2.050 0.6
60 0.35 17.3 6.05e-04 1.944 0.2
Comments
Assigned characteristic magnitude based on 1954 Dixie Valley earthquake.