2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters
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Fault Name State
Pitas Point (Lower, West) California
GEOMETRY
Dip (degrees) 13
Dip direction N
Sense of slip thrust
Rupture top (km) 1.5
Rupture bottom (km) 9
Rake (degrees) 90
Length (km) 35
MODEL VALUES
Slip Rate 2.5
Probability of activity 1
  ELLSWORTH HANKS
Minimum magnitude 6.5 6.5
Maximum magnitude 7.30 7.10
b-value 0.8 0.8
Fault Model Deformation
Model
Char Rate1 GR-a-value1 Weight
Stitched 2.1 7.61e-04 / 1.52e-03 2.069 / 2.277 0.50
UnStitched 2.1 7.61e-04 / 1.52e-03 2.069 / 2.277 0.50
1 1st Value is based on Ellsworth relation and 2nd value is based on Hanks and Bakun relation
Comments
replaces 2005 Oak Ridge (blind thrust offshore) in alt 1