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Chance of slight (MMI = VI) damaging earthquake shaking in 100 years

This data set portrays the spatial potential for damaging earthquake ground shaking quantified as slight (MMI = VI) in 100 years. The maps and data are based on the average of the results obtained from peak ground acceleration and 1.0-second horizontal spectral acceleration. Site specific soil factors based on Vs30 shear wave velocities were implemented using a simple topographic proxy technique (Allen and Wald, 2009) and site amplification based on the relationships of Seyhan and Stewart (2014). MMI = VI is equivalent to peak ground acceleration of 0.12g and 1.0-second horizontal spectral acceleration of 0.1g (Worden et al., 2012) for the default site class (Vs30=760 m/s).

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Author(s) Mark D Petersen orcid, Stephen C. Harmsen, Kishor Jaiswal orcid, Kenneth S Rukstales orcid, Nicolas Luco orcid, Kathleen M. Haller, Charles S Mueller orcid, Allison M Shumway orcid
Publication Date 2018
Beginning Date of Data 2017
Ending Date of Data 2017
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WM1BK1
Citation Petersen, M.D., Harmsen, S.C., Jaiswal, K., Rukstales, K.S., Luco, N., Haller, K.M., Mueller, C.S., and Shumway, A.M., 2018, Chance of slight (MMI = VI) damaging earthquake shaking in 100 years: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WM1BK1.
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Metadata Date 2020-08-18
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