Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Rhea, Susan Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Seismotectonic maps in the vicinity of lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky - Digital Spatial Database: reported Modified Mercalli Intensity values Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 97-0681 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver Publisher: US Geological Survey Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: This cover contains locations with intensity values associated with felt reports from damaging earthquakes in the lower Wabash Valley occurring from 1811 through 1987. Margaret Hopper collated these data from historical data gathered from previous researchers, personal letters, newspaper accounts, official correspondence, and from mailed responses to queries on damage effects from modern earthquakes. She examined all reports and assigned a Modified Mercali Intensity (MMI) value to each report. The values for intensity reported in these data are consistent with the MMI scale used for describing damage from earthquakes. For historical earthquakes, these values are gathered in the 4 - 10 range. In the central U.S., historical earthquakes have caused damage in the 4 - 8 range only. Purpose: The data was generated to help in understanding the seismotectonic hazards in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley. This data complements similar data collected in the vicinity of New Madrid, MO (US Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-0574, available via ftp at ) Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 18111216 Ending_Date: 19871231 Currentness_Reference: all data are included that were available to Hopper as of Jan. 1995 Status: Progress: complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.98400116 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 89.33999634 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.25000381 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -0.00000122 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: earthquakes Theme_Keyword: intensity Theme_Keyword: felt damage Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Wabash Valley Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: none Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Susan Rhea Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geophysicist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: MS966, Box 25046, Federal Center City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-273-8639 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-273-8600 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rhea@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: Mon-Thurs, 8 - 5 Contact_Instructions: email is the best way to make contact Native_Data_Set_Environment: SunOS, 5.5.1, sun4u UNIX, ARC/INFO version 7.1.1 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Rhea, Susan, Wheeler, Russell L., and Hopper, M.G. Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Maps showing earthquake intensities in the vicinity of lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Investigations Map Issue_Identification: I-Map 2583-B Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver Publisher: US Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: pamplet accompanies map Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Data were collected from previous authors and interpretations of collections of letters, newspaper clippings, and personal histories. Logical_Consistency_Report: Point features present. Completeness_Report: data are complete as of Jan. 1995 Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: felt reports are given to the nearest named city or town Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 10 km Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: estimated Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Hopper, Margaret Publication_Date: in prep 1994 Title: Atlas of Earthquake Damage in the Central US Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: electronic Publication_Information: Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: written communication 1995 Source_Scale_Denominator: 10,000,000 Type_of_Source_Media: electronic Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 18111216 Ending_Date: 19871231 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Contribution: locations and intensity data in ascii files Process_Step: Process_Description: Locations and intensity were determined by Hopper and tabulated on computer spreadsheet software. Location, intensity, and associated earthquake occurrence data were extracted from the database and sent via ftp to Rhea. Rhea converted the digital data to an arc/info point cover. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: see Procedures Process_Date: 19950115 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4897 SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0 SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: .1 Longitude_Resolution: .1 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: Unknown Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: ISOPTS.PAT Entity_Type_Definition: damage location, time, and intensity reported from earthquake Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Hopper Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONG Attribute_Definition: longitude where damage reported Attribute_Definition_Source: Hopper Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -104.9840 Range_Domain_Maximum: 89.34 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LAT Attribute_Definition: latitude where damage reported Attribute_Definition_Source: Hopper Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 29.9544 Range_Domain_Maximum: 46.25 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MMI Attribute_Definition: Modified Mercalli Intensity assigned to damage report Attribute_Definition_Source: Hopper Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (blank) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: unassigned Enumerated_Domain_Value: F Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: felt report, no damage Enumerated_Domain_Value: G Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value: N Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no data Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8 Attribute: Attribute_Label: ST Attribute_Definition: state from where damage was reported Attribute_Definition_Source: Hopper Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (blank) Enumerated_Domain_Value: AL Enumerated_Domain_Value: AR Enumerated_Domain_Value: CO Enumerated_Domain_Value: DC Enumerated_Domain_Value: FL Enumerated_Domain_Value: GA Enumerated_Domain_Value: IA Enumerated_Domain_Value: IL Enumerated_Domain_Value: IN Enumerated_Domain_Value: KS Enumerated_Domain_Value: KY Enumerated_Domain_Value: LA Enumerated_Domain_Value: MA Enumerated_Domain_Value: MI Enumerated_Domain_Value: MN Enumerated_Domain_Value: MO Enumerated_Domain_Value: MS Enumerated_Domain_Value: NC Enumerated_Domain_Value: NE Enumerated_Domain_Value: NY Enumerated_Domain_Value: OH Enumerated_Domain_Value: OK Enumerated_Domain_Value: ON Enumerated_Domain_Value: PA Enumerated_Domain_Value: SC Enumerated_Domain_Value: TN Enumerated_Domain_Value: TX Enumerated_Domain_Value: VA Enumerated_Domain_Value: WI Enumerated_Domain_Value: WV Attribute: Attribute_Label: CITY Attribute_Definition: nearest city from where damage was reported (text) Attribute_Definition_Source: Hopper Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR Attribute_Definition: year of earthquake occurrence for which damage was reported Attribute_Definition_Source: Hopper Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1827 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1987 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MO Attribute_Definition: month of earthquake occurrence for which damage was reported Attribute_Definition_Source: Hopper Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 12 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DAY Attribute_Definition: day of earthquake occurrence for which damage was reported Attribute_Definition_Source: Hopper Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 01 Range_Domain_Maximum: 31 Attribute: Attribute_Label: HR Attribute_Definition: hour of earthquake occurrence for which damage was reported Attribute_Definition_Source: Hopper Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 00 Range_Domain_Maximum: 23 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MIN Attribute_Definition: minute of earthquake occurrence for which damage was reported Attribute_Definition_Source: Hopper Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 00 Range_Domain_Maximum: 59 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Susan Rhea Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geophysicist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: USGS Mail Stop 966 Box 25046, Federal Center City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-273-8639 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-273-8600 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rhea@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: Email is the best way to make contact. Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 97-0681 Distribution_Liability: This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards and stratigraphic nomenclature. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the USGS. Technical_Prerequisites: ARC/INFO version 7.0.3 or later or ArcView 3.0 or later Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ARCE Format_Version_Number: 7.0.3 Format_Information_Content: Each coverage contains isoseismal data for one event (two for i187609) File_Decompression_Technique: Files may be compressed with gzip; use gzip -d or gunzip to uncompress. Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: ftp://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/pub/open-file-reports/ofr-97-0681/e00_files/isopts.e00 Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Data General AViiON 6220 running DG/UX 5.4R3.10 (Unix) Fees: none Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 19980608 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Susan Rhea Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geophysicist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: MS966, Box 25046, Federal Center City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-273-8639 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-273-8600 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rhea@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: email is the best way to make contact Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608