2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters
Fault Name |
State |
West Gate fault |
Nevada |
GEOMETRY |
Dip (degrees) |
40/60/50 |
Dip direction |
W |
Sense of slip |
normal |
Rupture top (km) |
0 |
Rupture bottom (km) |
15
|
Rake (degrees) |
-90 |
Length (km) |
25 |
MODEL VALUES |
Probability of activity |
1 |
Minimum magnitude |
6.5 |
Maximum magnitude |
6.69 |
b-value |
0.8 |
Assigned Dip |
Fault-Parallel Slip Rate |
Width |
Annual Rate |
a-value |
Branch Weight |
40 |
0.16 |
23.3 |
2.21e-04 |
1.460 |
0.2 |
50 |
0.13 |
19.6 |
1.55e-04 |
1.307 |
0.6 |
60 |
0.12 |
17.3 |
1.22e-04 |
1.201 |
0.2 |