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Creep rate models for California faults in the 2023 US National Seismic Hazard Model

August 30, 2022

Widespread surface creep is observed across a number of active faults included in the US National Seismic Hazard Model. In northern California, creep occurs on the central section of the San Andreas Fault, along the Hayward and Calaveras faults through the San Francisco Bay Area, and to the north coast region along the Maacama and Bartlett Springs faults. In southern California, creep is observed across the Coachella segment of the San Andreas Fault, through the Brawley Seismic Zone, and along the Imperial and Superstition Hills Faults. Seismic hazard assessments for California have accounted for creep using various data and methods, including the most recent Unified California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, version 3 (UCERF3) in 2013. [...]

Publication Year 2022
Title Creep rate models for California faults in the 2023 US National Seismic Hazard Model
DOI 10.5066/P94YGVWQ
Authors Kaj Johnson, Jessica R Murray, Crystal E Wespestad
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Earthquake Hazards Program
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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