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: paleoliquefaction locations observed in 1995 in Illinois Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 97-0681 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: The northern part of the map area and large adjacent regions have been severely shaken by one or more moderate to large prehistoric earthquakes. The evidence of these takes the form of paleoliquefaction features, including shaking-induced sandblows and dikes that fed them. Over several summer field seasons from 1990 through 1994, several workers searched ditches and river banks for evidence of liquefaction. They found numerous dikes and sandblows. This database includes the locations and descriptions of dikes they observed and measured. The most widespread paleoliquefaction is attributed to a mid-Holocene earthquake near what is now Vicennes, IN, with an estimated moment- magnitude of about 7.5. Stratigraphic, geomorphological, pedological, archealogical, and geochronologic evidence indicates that probably some of the paleoliquefaction was caused by several additional, smaller earthquakes during the Holocene and late Pleistocene. 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: 1995 Ending_Date: 1995 Status: Progress: complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.5 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: paleoliquefaction Theme_Keyword: prehistoric earthquake 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 Contact_Instructions: email is the best way to make contact Data_Set_Credit: James Oliver Native_Data_Set_Environment: SunOS, 5.5.1, sun4u UNIX, ARC/INFO version 7.1.1 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Rhea, Susan, and Wheeler, R.L. Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Map showing seismicity in the vicinity of the 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-2583-A Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: pamphlet accompanies map Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The attribute accuracy is described, where present, with each attribute defined in the Entity and Attribute Section. Logical_Consistency_Report: Point features present. Completeness_Report: all data received from cooperator is included Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: as reported by sources Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 100 m Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Resolution as reported Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: James Oliver, Martia Tuttle Publication_Date: 1996 Title: written communication Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Tuttle, M.P., Lafferty, R.H., Cande, R.F., Chester, J.S., Haynes, M. Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Evidence of earthquake-induced liquefaction north of the New Madrid seismic zone, central United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text Publication_Information: Publisher: Seismological Society of America Other_Citation_Details: abs, p.58 Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Hajic, E.R., Obermeier, S.F., Wiant, M.D., and Oliver, J.S. Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Timing of prehistoric earthquake liquefaction in southeastern and central Illinois Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text Series_Information: Series_Name: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs Issue_Identification: vol 28, no 6 Publication_Information: Publisher: Geol. Soc. America Other_Citation_Details: pg 42 Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Obermeier, Garniewicz, R.C., and Munson, P.J. Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Seismically induced paleoliquefaction features in southern half of Illinois [abs] Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text Series_Information: Series_Name: Seismological Research Letters Issue_Identification: vol 67, no 2 Publication_Information: Publisher: Seismological Society of America Other_Citation_Details: p. 49 Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000 Type_of_Source_Media: electronic Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1995 Source_Contribution: coordinates of locations Process_Step: Process_Description: Digital listing received via email and converted to ARC/INFO coverage. Process_Date: 19960516 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: 6 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: .001 Longitude_Resolution: .001 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: LIQ95PTS.PAT Entity_Type_Definition: description anc location of dikes caused by earthquake shaking Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Obermeier Attribute: Attribute_Label: SITE Attribute_Definition: code for site location Attribute_Definition_Source: James Oliver Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LD Enumerated_Domain_Value: SH Enumerated_Domain_Value: T1 Enumerated_Domain_Value: T2 Enumerated_Domain_Value: T10 Enumerated_Domain_Value: T11 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DIKECLASS Attribute_Definition: size class Attribute_Definition_Source: Oliver Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: maximum dike width 0-4 cm Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: maximum dike width 5-14 cm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Oliver, Munson Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONG Attribute_Definition: longitude of dike location Attribute_Definition_Source: Obermeier Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -88.948 Range_Domain_Maximum: -88.149 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LAT Attribute_Definition: latitude of dike location Attribute_Definition_Source: Obermeier Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 37.060 Range_Domain_Maximum: 37.681 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/liq95pts.e00 Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Data General AViiON 6220 running DG/UX 5.4R3.10 (Unix) Fees: none Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 19980506 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