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Seismic hazard within the greater San Francisco Bay region: A reevaluation after the Loma Prieta Earthquake

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Author
Murphy, Janice M
Advisor
Wesnousky, Steven G.
Date
1992
Type
Thesis
Department
Geological Sciences and Engineering
Degree Level
Master's Degree
Degree Name
Geophysics
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Abstract
Hazard maps for the San Francisco Bay region have been reconstructed to examine the effects of the crustal stress release associated with the Loma Prieta earthquake and new evidence of slip rates and paleoearthquake histories of Bay area faults.
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http://hdl.handle.net/11714/1544
Subject
seismology
geophysics
tectonics
earthquakes
hazard maps
seismic hazards
San Francisco
California
Loma Prieta earthquake
faults
slip rates
ground motion
Mackay Science Project
 
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Committee MemberAnderson, John; Siddarthan, R.; Brune, James N.
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