Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Rhea, Susan Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Seismotectonic maps in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky - Digital Spatial Database: paleoliquefaction surveys between 1990 and 1994 in Indiana 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: 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 between 1990 and 1994, Cheryl and Pat Munson, along with several of their students, searched ditches and river banks for evidence of liquefaction. They found numerous banks with shaking-induced sandblows and the dikes that fed them. This database includes the location of dikes that the Munsons and those with them observed and measured. Dike thickness was divided into 5 classes, 1 being the smallest at 0-4 cm, 2 = 5-14 cm, 3 = 15-29 cm, 4 = 30-59 cm, and 5 = over 60 cm. 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 perobably some of the paleoliquefaction was caused by several additional, smaller earthquakes during the Holocene and late Pleistocene. (excerpted from map I-2583-A) 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 SurveyOpen-File Report 95-0574, available via ftp at ) Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1990 Ending_Date: 1994 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.99533844 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: paleoliquefaction Theme_Keyword: 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: Rhea 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 locations received are included Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: 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: Cheryl Munson Publication_Date: 1995 Title: written communication Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Munson, P.J., Munson., C.A., Bleuer, N.K., and Labitzke, M.D. Publication_Date: 1992 Title: Distribution and dating of prehistoric earthquake liquefaction in the Wabash Valley of the central U.S. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text Series_Information: Series_Name: Seismological Research Letters Issue_Identification: vol 63, no 3 Publication_Information: Publisher: Seismological Society of America Other_Citation_Details: p. 337-342 Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Munson, P.J., Munson, C.A., and Pond, E.C. Publication_Date: 1995 Title: Paleoliquefaction evidence for a strong Holocene earthquake in southcentral Indiana Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text Series_Information: Series_Name: Geology Issue_Identification: vol 23 Publication_Information: Publisher: Geologic Society of America Other_Citation_Details: pg 325-328 Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000 Type_of_Source_Media: map Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1990 Ending_Date: 1994 Source_Currentness_Reference: all locations included Source_Contribution: river reaches outlined on map Process_Step: Process_Description: 1:100,000 scale map received by surface mail. Map contained highlighted areas where searches had been made. Hydrology DLG coverage brought up on screen and compared to hard copy. Highlighted areas on map were identified on DLG coverage, and stream segments were SELected and PUT to new coverage. In new coverage, arcs were BUFFERed to create areas out of line segments so that reaches could be color shaded on final map. Process_Date: 19950221 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: 9 SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 40 SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 10 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: LIQMUNSURV.PAT Entity_Type_Definition: polygons around rivers searched for evidence of liquefaction Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Rhea Attribute: Attribute_Label: INSIDE Attribute_Definition: arcinfo item created in buffer command, 1 for inside the polygon Attribute_Definition_Source: arcinfo Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: inside the polygon Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO Enumerated_Domain_Value: 100 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO 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/liqmunsurv.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