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| Fault Name | State |
|---|---|
| Surprise Valley | California |
| GEOMETRY | |
| Dip (degrees) | 50 |
| Dip direction | E |
| Sense of slip | normal |
| Rupture top (km) | 0 |
| Rupture bottom (km) | 10 |
| Rake (degrees) | -90 |
| Length (km) | 87 |
| MODEL VALUES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Slip Rate | 1.3 | |
| Probability of activity | 1 | |
| ELLSWORTH | HANKS | |
| Minimum magnitude | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Maximum magnitude | 7.20 | 7.10 |
| b-value | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Fault Model | Deformation Model |
Char Rate1 | GR-a-value1 | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stitched | 2.1 | 5.42e-04 / 7.66e-04 | 1.872 / 1.980 | 0.50 |
| UnStitched | 2.1 | 5.42e-04 / 7.66e-04 | 1.872 / 1.980 | 0.50 |
| Stitched | 2.4 | 5.42e-04 / 7.66e-04 | 1.872 / 1.980 | 0.50 |
| UnStitched | 2.4 | 5.42e-04 / 7.66e-04 | 1.872 / 1.980 | 0.50 |
| 1 1st Value is based on Ellsworth relation and 2nd value is based on Hanks and Bakun relation |
| Comments |
|---|
| Slip rate base on vertical offset of Holocene alluvial fans and assumptions of fan ages based on relationship to Pleistocene Lake Surprise (Hedel, 1980, 1984). Dip changed to 50 degrees based on recommendation of WSSPC for Basin and Range faults. |