2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters
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Fault Name State
Puente Hills (LA) California
GEOMETRY
Dip (degrees) 27
Dip direction N
Sense of slip thrust
Rupture top (km) 2.1
Rupture bottom (km) 15
Rake (degrees) 90
Length (km) 22
MODEL VALUES
Slip Rate 0.7
Probability of activity 1
  ELLSWORTH HANKS
Minimum magnitude 6.5 6.5
Maximum magnitude 7.00 6.80
b-value 0.8 0.8
Fault Model Deformation
Model
Char Rate1 GR-a-value1 Weight
Stitched 2.4 3.31e-04 / 6.61e-04 1.585 / 1.884 0.50
UnStitched 2.4 3.31e-04 / 6.61e-04 1.585 / 1.884 0.50
1 1st Value is based on Ellsworth relation and 2nd value is based on Hanks and Bakun relation