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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.
| Author(s) |
Oliver S Boyd |
| 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. |
| Metadata Contact | |
| Metadata Date | 2023-05-30 |
| Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
| Citations of these data | No citations of these data are known at this time. |
| Access | public |
| License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
Harvest Date: 2023-05-31T04:42:21.085Z