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Preliminary Documentation for the 2007 Update of the United States National Seismic Hazard Maps By The National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project Open-file Report 2007–XXXX U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Mark D. Myers, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia 200xRevised and reprinted: 200x For product and ordering information:World Wide Web: /pubprodTelephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth,its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment:World Wide Web: Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Suggested citation:Author1, F.N., Author2, Firstname, 2001, Title of the publication: Place of publication (unless it is a corporate entity), Publisher, number or volume, page numbers; information on how to obtain if it’s not from the group above. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted material contained within this report. Contents Introduction 6 Central and Eastern United States 11 Basic Methodology 11 Historical Seismicity 13 Catalog 13 Maximum Magnitude 15 Gridded Seismicity 16 Regional Background Models 18 Special Zones 19 Hazard From Seismicity 19 Fault Source Model 19 New Madrid, Missouri, Seismic Zone 20 Rupture Sources 20 Magnitude of Ruptures 21 Earthquake Recurrence 22 Charleston, South Carolina, Seismic Zone 24 Meers Fault, Oklahoma 24 Cheraw Fault, Colorado 24 Crustal Intraplate Attenuation Relations 24 Western United States 28 Basic Methodology 28 Historical Seismicity 29 Catalog 29 Maximum Magnitude 31 Gridded Seismicity 32 Regional Background Models 35 Special Zones 36 Hazard From Seismicity 37 Shear Zones 38 Faults 39 Earthquake Magnitudes