1. Home
  2. Documents
  3. The Maximum Background Earthquake For The Basin...

The Maximum Background Earthquake for the Basin and Range Province, Western North America

Download PDF
Date Published
April 1994
Authors
Craig M. dePolo
Summary

The maximum background earthquake (MBE) is the largest earthquake not associated with significant primary surface rupture. The MBE is estimated for the Basin and Range province considering 22 earthquakes from the province and a simple physical model of a circular rupture in the seismogenic zone.

Cited In
GPO
Appendix I

dePolo, C.M., 1994, The maximum background earthquake for the Basin and Range Province, western North America: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 84, p. 466-472.

*This PDF document is not Section 508 accessibility compliant. If you require accessibility assistance, please contact us to Request Assistance.