2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters
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Fault Name State
Nacimiento fault New Mexico
GEOMETRY
Dip (degrees) 40/60/50
Dip direction E
Sense of slip normal
Rupture top (km) 0
Rupture bottom (km) 15
Rake (degrees) -90
Length (km) 83
MODEL VALUES
Probability of activity 1
Minimum magnitude 6.5
Maximum magnitude 7.30
b-value 0.8
Assigned Dip Fault-Parallel Slip Rate Width Annual Rate a-value Branch Weight
40 0.03 23.3 1.80e-05 0.444 0.2
50 0.03 19.6 1.27e-05 0.292 0.6
60 0.02 17.3 9.94e-06 0.185 0.2
Comments
Preferred vertical slip rate is based on Wong and others (1995) estimate of 0.02 mm/yr based on analysis of regional slip rates in the Rio Grande rift. Dip of fault changed to 50? based on redefined regional default value (Lund, 2006).
Selected References
Wong, I., Kelson, K., Olig, S., Kolbe, T., Hemphill-Haley, M., Bott, J., Green, R., Kanakari, H., Sawyer, J., Silva, W., Stark, C., Haraden, C., Fenton, C., Unruh, J., Gardner, J., Reneau, S., and House, L., 1995, Seismic hazards evaluation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory: Technical report to Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, February 24, 1995, 3 volumes, 12 pls., 16 appen.
Lund, W.R., ed., 2006, Basin and Range Province Earthquake Working Group seismic-hazard recommendations to the U.S. Geological Survey National Seismic Hazard Mapping Program: Utah Geological Survey Open-File Report 477, 23 p, ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications/open_file_reports/OFR-477.pdf.