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Memphis Urban Seismic Hazard Maps, v2008

Memphis has a dense urban population near faults capable of producing major earthquakes. A high probability of a moderate earthquake in the near future (e.g., a 25-40% probability of a magnitude 6.0 or greater in the next 50 years) from the New Madrid seismic zone, and relatively low regional attenuation (in other words, seismic waves do damage over a greater area in this region than for the same magnitude earthquake in the west) necessitates being prepared for earthquake hazards. This dataset provides maps of probabilistic and deterministic earthquake ground motions and liquefaction hazard for the Memphis area.

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Author(s) Oliver S Boyd orcid, Chris H Cramer
Publication Date 2023-05-30
Beginning Date of Data 2023
Ending Date of Data 2023
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P92MIZ2R
Citation Boyd, O.S., and Cramer, C.H., 2023, Memphis Urban Seismic Hazard Maps, v2008: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P92MIZ2R.
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