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Documentation for the 2008 Update of the United States National Seismic Hazard Maps

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Date Published: 
2008
Authors: 
Arthur D. Frankel
Charles S. Mueller
Christopher J. Wills
David M. Perkins
Edward H. Field
Kathleen M. Haller
Kenneth S. Rukstales
Mark D. Petersen
Nicolas Luco
Oliver S. Boyd
Robert L. Wesson
Russell L. Wheeler
Stephen C. Harmsen
U.S. Geological Survey
Yuehua Zeng

The 2008 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Seismic Hazard Maps display earthquake ground motions for various probability levels across the United States and are applied in seismic provisions of building codes, insurance rate structures, risk assessments, and other public policy.

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Appendix I

Petersen, M.D., Frankel, A.D., Harmsen, S.C., Mueller, C.S., Haller, K.M., Wheeler, R.L., Wesson, R.L., Zeng, Y., Boyd, O.S., Perkins, D.M., Luco, N., Field, E.H., Wills, C.J., and Rukstales, K.S., 2008, Documentation for the 2008 update of the United States National Seismic Hazard Maps: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1128, 61 p.

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