The U.S. Geological Survey seismic hazard maps for the central and eastern United States were updated in 2014. We analyze results and changes for the eastern part of the region. Ratio maps are presented, along with tables of ground motions and deaggregations for selected cities. The Charleston fault model was revised, and a new fault source for Charlevoix was added. Background seismicity sources utilized an updated catalog, revised completeness and recurrence models, and a new adaptive smoothing procedure. Maximum-magnitude models and ground motion models were also updated. Broad, regional hazard reductions of 5%–20% are mostly attributed to new ground motion models with stronger near-source attenuation. The revised Charleston fault geometry redistributes local hazard, and the new Charlevoix source increases hazard in northern New England. Strong increases in mid- to high-frequency hazard at some locations—for example, southern New Hampshire, central Virginia, and eastern Tennessee—are attributed to updated catalogs and/or smoothing.
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December 01, 2015
Seismic Hazard in the Eastern United States
Charles S. Mueller;
Charles S. Mueller
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
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Oliver S. Boyd;
Oliver S. Boyd
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
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Mark D. Petersen, M.EERI;
Mark D. Petersen, M.EERI
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
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Morgan P. Moschetti, M.EERI;
Morgan P. Moschetti, M.EERI
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
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Sanaz Rezaeian;
Sanaz Rezaeian
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
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Allison M. Shumway
Allison M. Shumway
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
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Charles S. Mueller
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
Oliver S. Boyd
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
Mark D. Petersen, M.EERI
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
Morgan P. Moschetti, M.EERI
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
Sanaz Rezaeian
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
Allison M. Shumway
a) U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden CO, 80401
Publisher: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Received:
04 Nov 2014
Accepted:
13 Oct 2015
First Online:
27 Oct 2022
Online ISSN: 1944-8201
Print ISSN: 8755-2930
Earthquake Spectra (2015) 31 (1_suppl): S85–S107.
Article history
Received:
04 Nov 2014
Accepted:
13 Oct 2015
First Online:
27 Oct 2022
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Charles S. Mueller, Oliver S. Boyd, Mark D. Petersen, Morgan P. Moschetti, Sanaz Rezaeian, Allison M. Shumway; Seismic Hazard in the Eastern United States. Earthquake Spectra 2015;; 31 (1_suppl): S85–S107. doi: https://doi.org/10.1193/110414EQS182M
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- Atlanta Georgia
- Boston Massachusetts
- Canada
- Charleston County South Carolina
- Charleston South Carolina
- Charlevoix
- District of Columbia
- earthquakes
- Eastern Canada
- Eastern U.S.
- faults
- Fulton County Georgia
- geologic hazards
- Georgia
- ground motion
- Hillsborough County New Hampshire
- magnitude
- Manchester New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- natural hazards
- New Hampshire
- New York
- New York City New York
- Quebec
- seismic risk
- seismic zoning
- seismicity
- South Carolina
- Suffolk County Massachusetts
- United States
- Virginia
- Knoxville Tennessee
- Charleston seismic zone
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