2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters
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Fault Name State
S. San Andreas;NM California
GEOMETRY
Dip (degrees) 90
Dip direction V
Sense of slip strike slip
Rupture top (km) 0
Rupture bottom (km) 15
Rake (degrees) 180
Length (km) 37
MODEL VALUES
Slip Rate 27
Probability of activity 1
  ELLSWORTH HANKS
Minimum magnitude 6.5 6.5
Maximum magnitude 6.95 6.73
b-value 0.8 0.8
Fault Model Deformation
Model
Char Rate1 GR-a-value1 Weight
A priori 2.1 2.16e-04 / 2.16e-04 NA / NA 0.50
Moment Balanced 2.1 1.13e-04 / 1.54e-04 NA / NA 0.25
Moment Balanced 2.2 1.02e-04 / 1.42e-04 NA / NA 0.10
Moment Balanced 2.3 1.37e-04 / 1.72e-04 NA / NA 0.15
1 1st Value is based on Ellsworth relation and 2nd value is based on Hanks and Bakun relation
Comments
Slip rate based on Sieh (1984), Salyards and others (1992), and WGCEP (1995). Section split from 2002 Mojave section because differences in slip distribution in 1812 earthquake.