Earthquakes and Earthquake Zoning in New York State

FRED H. KULHAWY; AVRAM NINYO

doi:10.2113/gseegeosci.xiv.2.69

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Research Article| January 01, 1977

Earthquakes and Earthquake Zoning in New York State

FRED H. KULHAWY;

FRED H. KULHAWY

Fred H. Kulhawy is with the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, at Ithaca, New York, and Avram Ninyo is with Raamot Associates in Fayetteville, New York.

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AVRAM NINYO

Fred H. Kulhawy is with the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, at Ithaca, New York, and Avram Ninyo is with Raamot Associates in Fayetteville, New York.

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FRED H. KULHAWY

Fred H. Kulhawy is with the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, at Ithaca, New York, and Avram Ninyo is with Raamot Associates in Fayetteville, New York.

AVRAM NINYO

Fred H. Kulhawy is with the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, at Ithaca, New York, and Avram Ninyo is with Raamot Associates in Fayetteville, New York.

Publisher: Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists

First Online: 02 Mar 2017

Online ISSN: 1558-9161

Print ISSN: 1078-7275

Environmental & Engineering Geoscience (1977) xiv (2): 69–87.

https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.xiv.2.69

Abstract

A review is presented of the seismic history, proposed seismic zoning, and the frequency of seismic events in New York State. It is shown that earthquakes are a very real and important design factor in New York. The data show that the St. Lawrence, Buffalo-Attica, and New York Metropolitan regions have been subjected to the highest intensity earthquakes and the greatest frequency of earthquake occurrence, but all of the state has felt large distant earthquakes as well. Design implications are briefly noted.

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