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Rhea, Susan, 1997, Seismotectonic maps in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky - Digital Spatial Database: Reported Modified Mercalli Intensity values: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-0681, US Geological Survey, Denver.Online Links:
This is a Point data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest .1. Longitudes are given to the nearest .1. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal Degrees.
The horizontal datum used is Unknown.
The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
Range of values | |
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Minimum: | -104.9840 |
Maximum: | 89.34 |
Value | Definition |
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0 |
Range of values | |
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Minimum: | 29.9544 |
Maximum: | 46.25 |
Value | Definition |
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(blank) | unassigned |
F | felt report, no damage |
G | |
N | no data |
Range of values | |
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Minimum: | 0 |
Maximum: | 8 |
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WV |
Range of values | |
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Minimum: | 1827 |
Maximum: | 1987 |
Range of values | |
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Minimum: | 01 |
Maximum: | 12 |
Range of values | |
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Minimum: | 01 |
Maximum: | 31 |
Range of values | |
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Minimum: | 00 |
Maximum: | 23 |
Range of values | |
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Minimum: | 00 |
Maximum: | 59 |
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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 <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/ofr-95-0574/> )
Hopper, Margaret, in prep 1994, Atlas of Earthquake Damage in the Central US: U.S. Geological Survey.
Data sources used in this process:
Rhea, Susan, Wheeler, Russell L., and Hopper, 1996, Maps showing earthquake intensities in the vicinity of lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-Map 2583-B, US Geological Survey, Denver.
Data were collected from previous authors and interpretations of collections of letters, newspaper clippings, and personal histories.
felt reports are given to the nearest named city or town
data are complete as of Jan. 1995
Point features present.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints: none
- Use_Constraints: none
303-273-8639 (voice)
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USGS Open-File Report 97-0681
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.
Data format: | Each coverage contains isoseismal data for one event (two for i187609) in format ARCE (version 7.0.3) |
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Network links: |
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-0681//e00_files/isopts.e00> |
ARC/INFO version 7.0.3 or later or ArcView 3.0 or later
303-273-8639 (voice)
303-273-8600 (FAX)
rhea@usgs.gov