2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters
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Fault Name State
Oak Ridge Connected California
GEOMETRY
Dip (degrees) 53
Dip direction
Sense of slip reverse
Rupture top (km) 0.6
Rupture bottom (km) 15
Rake (degrees) 90
Length (km) 94
MODEL VALUES
Slip Rate 3.6
Probability of activity 1
  ELLSWORTH HANKS
Minimum magnitude 6.5 6.5
Maximum magnitude 7.40 7.30
b-value 0.8 0.8
Fault Model Deformation
Model
Char Rate1 GR-a-value1 Weight
Stitched 2.4 1.09e-03 / 1.54e-03 2.281 / 2.375 0.50
1 1st Value is based on Ellsworth relation and 2nd value is based on Hanks and Bakun relation
Comments
Oak Ridge (Offshore), west extension; Oak Ridge (Offshore); Oak Ridge (Onshore)
Selected References
Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities, 1995, Seismic hazards in southern California—Probable earthquakes, 1994 to 2024: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 85, no. 2, p. 379-439.