The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Additional period and site class data

Earthquake Spectra
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As part of the update of the 2018 National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM) for the conterminous United States (CONUS), new ground motion and site effect models for the central and eastern United States were incorporated, as well as basin depths from local seismic velocity models in four western US (WUS) urban areas. These additions allow us, for the first time, to calculate probabilistic seismic hazard curves for an expanded set of spectral periods (0.01 to 10 s) and site classes (VS30 = 150 to 1500 m/s) for the CONUS, as well as account for amplification of long-period ground motions in deep sedimentary basins in the Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay, Seattle, and Salt Lake City areas. Two sets of 2018 NSHM hazard data (hazard curves and uniform-hazard ground motions) are available: (1) 0.05°-latitude-by-0.05°-longitude gridded data for the CONUS and (2) higher resolution 0.01°-latitude-by-0.01°-longitude gridded data for the four WUS basins. Both sets of data contain basin effects in the WUS deep sedimentary basins. Uniform-hazard ground motion data are interpolated for 2, 5, and 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years from the hazard curves. The gridded data for the hazard curves and uniform-hazard ground motions, for all periods and site classes, are available for download at the U.S. Geological Survey ScienceBase Catalog (https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RQMREV). The design ground motions derived from the hazard curves have been accepted by the Building Seismic Safety Council for adoption in the 2020 National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program Recommended Seismic Provisions.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Additional period and site class data
Series title Earthquake Spectra
DOI 10.1177/8755293020970979
Volume 37
Issue 2
Year Published 2021
Language English
Publisher Sage Journals
Contributing office(s) Geologic Hazards Science Center
Description 17 p.
First page 1145
Last page 1161
Country United States
State California, Utah, Washington
City San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Salt Lake City
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