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Priority faults for improving seismic hazard models in the Intermountain West region
This data release includes a list of high-priority hazardous faults and associated spatial data for the Intermountain West (IMW) region of the United States. These are the top five faults or regions of concern per IMW state, based on the 2025 (version 1.0) meeting of the Basin and Range Province Earthquake Working Group (BRPEWG). In general, the list includes important, understudied faults where additional research would help to improve regional earthquake rupture forecasts and hazard modeling, reduce earthquake risk, and expand our knowledge of earthquake processes in the IMW region. This information will be used to guide IMW-specific priorities for research included in the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program external research priorities.
| Author(s) |
Christopher B Duross |
| Publication Date | 2025-03-12 |
| Beginning Date of Data | 2025 |
| Ending Date of Data | 2025 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/P13XVWR7 |
| Citation | Duross, C.B., 2025, Priority faults for improving seismic hazard models in the Intermountain West region: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13XVWR7. |
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| Metadata Date | 2025-03-12 |
| 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: 2026-04-24T13:11:32.902Z