Data Release for Additional Period and Site Class Data for the 2018 National Seismic Hazard Model for the Conterminous United States (ver. 1.1, February 2020)
The updated 2018 National Seismic Hazard Model includes new ground motion models, aleatory uncertainty, and soil amplification factors for the central and eastern U.S. and incorporates basin depths from local seismic velocity models in four western U.S. (WUS) urban areas. These additions allow us, for the first time, to calculate probabilistic seismic hazard curves for an expanded set of spectral periods (0.01 s to 10 s) and site classes (VS30 = 150 m/s to 1,500 m/s) for the conterminous U.S. (COUS), as well as account for amplification of long-period ground motions in deep sedimentary basins in the Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay, Salt Lake City, and Seattle regions. Ground motion data for 2, 5, and 10 percent probability of exceedance in 50 years have been derived from these hazard curves.Two sets of data are available: (1) 0.05 by 0.05 degree gridded hazard data for the COUS and (2) 0.01 by 0.01 degree gridded hazard data for WUS basins.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Title | Data Release for Additional Period and Site Class Data for the 2018 National Seismic Hazard Model for the Conterminous United States (ver. 1.1, February 2020) |
| DOI | 10.5066/P9RQMREV |
| Authors | Allison M Shumway, Kenneth S Rukstales, Brandon S Clayton |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Earthquake Hazards Program |
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