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Luminescence and Radiocarbon Data for the Little Salmon Fault Zone within the Southern Cascadia Subduction Zone

October 22, 2026

The Little Salmon Fault zone (LSF) is a principal upper-plate fault within the SCSZ that daylights approximately 18-22 km above the shallowly dipping megathrust interface at latitude ~40.5°N. This data release contains luminescence data from five samples and radiocarbon data from fifteen samples collected from a fault-perpendicular trench across the LSF. These samples, which produced ages between ~1.1 and 25 ka, were collected to model chronology of earthquake ruptures and characterize fault displacement parameters.

Publication Year 2026
Title Luminescence and Radiocarbon Data for the Little Salmon Fault Zone within the Southern Cascadia Subduction Zone
DOI 10.5066/P1HFFH6D
Authors Shannon A Mahan, Emma T Krolczyk, Tammy Rittenour, Tyler Ladinsky, Robert C Witter
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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