2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters
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Fault Name State
West Napa California
GEOMETRY
Dip (degrees) 90
Dip direction V
Sense of slip strike slip
Rupture top (km) 0
Rupture bottom (km) 10
Rake (degrees) 180
Length (km) 30
MODEL VALUES
Slip Rate 1
Probability of activity 1
  ELLSWORTH HANKS
Minimum magnitude 6.5 6.5
Maximum magnitude 6.70 6.50
b-value 0.8 0.8
Fault Model Deformation
Model
Char Rate1 GR-a-value1 Weight
Stitched 2.1 6.34e-04 / 1.27e-03 1.930 / NA 0.50
UnStitched 2.1 6.34e-04 / 1.27e-03 1.930 / NA 0.50
Stitched 2.4 6.34e-04 / 1.27e-03 1.930 / NA 0.50
UnStitched 2.4 6.34e-04 / 1.27e-03 1.930 / NA 0.50
1 1st Value is based on Ellsworth relation and 2nd value is based on Hanks and Bakun relation
Comments
Unconstrained slip rate based on assumption that geomorphic expression of fault is consistent with about 1mm/yr slip rate (WGNCEP, 1996).