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Documentation for the 2002 Update of the National Seismic Hazard Maps

By Arthur D. Frankel1,
Mark D. Petersen1,
Charles S. Mueller1,
Kathleen M. Haller1,
Russell L. Wheeler1,
E.V. Leyendecker1,
Robert L. Wesson1,
Stephen C. Harmsen1,
Chris H. Cramer2,
David M. Perkins1,
and Kenneth S. Rukstales1

1Denver, Colorado
2Memphis, Tennessee

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-420

Version 1.0
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Seismic Hazard Maps for the Conterminous U.S. for 2002 (Appendix B)
0.2 sec S.A. (%g) with 10% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years PDF file (261 KB)
0.2 sec S.A. (%g) with 2% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years PDF file (309 KB)
1.0 sec S.A. (%g) with 10% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years PDF file (226 KB)
1.0 sec S.A. (%g) with 2% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years PDF file (257 KB)
Peak Acceleration (%g) with 10% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years PDF file (283 KB)
Peak Acceleration (%g) with 2% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years PDF file (317 KB)


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