2008 National Seismic Hazard Maps-Fault parameters
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Fault Name State
Pitas Point (Upper) California
GEOMETRY
Dip (degrees) 42
Dip direction N
Sense of slip thrust
Rupture top (km) 1.4
Rupture bottom (km) 10
Rake (degrees) 90
Length (km) 35
MODEL VALUES
Slip Rate 1
Probability of activity 1
  ELLSWORTH HANKS
Minimum magnitude 6.5 6.5
Maximum magnitude 6.90 6.60
b-value 0.8 0.8
Fault Model Deformation
Model
Char Rate1 GR-a-value1 Weight
UnStitched 2.4 4.83e-04 / 1.36e-03 1.735 / 2.449 0.50
1 1st Value is based on Ellsworth relation and 2nd value is based on Hanks and Bakun relation
Comments
replaces 2002 North Channel Slope fault in alt 2