Major Quaternary or Suspected
Quaternary Faults in the Scenario Area |
| Fault
Name |
Acronym |
Earthquake
Magnitude1 |
Fault
Slip Rate (m/kyr)* |
Earthquake
Occurence Rate Minimum-Maximum (Events/Year) x 10-5* |
| Carson City flt. |
ccf |
6.8 |
0.05-0.3 |
8-48 |
| Carson lineament |
cl |
6.9 |
0.005-0.05 |
0.64-6.4 |
| Comstock flt. zn. |
cfz |
6.6 |
0.005-0.05 |
1-13 |
| Double Spring Flat flt.
zn. |
dsffz |
6.7 |
0.01-0.1 |
2-20 |
| East Tahoe flt. |
etf |
7.0 |
0.1-0.5 |
10-51 |
| Eastern Carson Valley
flt. zn. |
ecvfz |
6.7 |
0.05-0.3 |
4.1-61 |
| Eastern Prison Hill flt. zn. |
ephfz |
6.6 |
0.05-0.3 |
13-74 |
| Eastern Reno Basin flt.
zn. |
erbfz |
6.9 |
0.01-0.1 |
1.3-13 |
| Freds Mountain flt. zn. |
fmfz |
7.0 |
0.05-0.2 |
5.1-21 |
| Genoa flt. zn. |
gfz |
7.4 |
0.3-2.5 |
6.3-63 |
| Granite Hills flt. |
ghf |
6.6 |
0.05-0.3 |
13-74 |
| Hungry Valley flt. |
hvf |
6.6 |
0.001-0.1 |
0.25-25 |
| Incline Village flt. zn. |
ivfz |
6.6 |
0.01-0.1 |
2.5-60 |
| Little Valley flt. zn. |
lvfz |
6.9 |
0.05-0.3 |
6.4-39 |
| Mount Rose flt. zn. |
mrfz |
7.1 |
0.1-0.5 |
8.2-41 |
| North Tahoe flt. |
ntf |
7.0 |
0.05-1 |
3.3-10 |
| Northern Virginia Range flt. |
nvrf |
6.6 |
0.01-0.1 |
2.5-25 |
| Northwest Reno flt. zn. |
nrfz |
6.6 |
0.01-0.08 |
2.5-20 |
| Olinghouse flt. zn. |
ofz |
7.1 |
0.05-0.3 |
4.1-25 |
| Peavine Mountain flt.
zn. |
pmtfz |
7.0 |
0.05-0.3 |
2.1-74 |
| Peterson Mountain flt. zn. |
pmfz |
7.0 |
0.05-0.3 |
5.1-31 |
| Pine Nut Valley flt.
zn. |
pnvfz |
6.8 |
0.01-0.1 |
1.6-16 |
| Pyramid Lake flt. zn. |
plfz |
7.3 |
0.4-1.1 |
42-56 |
| Smith Valley flt. zn. |
svfz |
7.2 |
0.12-0.81 |
7.9-53 |
| Spanish Springs Peak flt. zn. |
sspfz |
6.6 |
0.05-0.3 |
13-74 |
| Spanish Springs Valley
flt. zn. |
ssvfz |
6.9 |
0.05-0.3 |
6.4-39 |
| Stead flt. zn. |
sfz |
6.6 |
0.01-0.1 |
2.5-25 |
| Wabuska lineament |
wl |
6.9 |
0.01-0.1 |
1.3-13 |
| Western Lemmon Valley flt. zn. |
wlvfz |
6.6 |
0.01-0.1 |
2.5-25 |
| Western Warm Springs
Valley flt. |
wwsvf |
6.9 |
0.005-0.1 |
0.64-13 |
| 1. Estimated values are thought to be representative
of these faults, but they are not, in general, the results of
detailed studies and should not be used for engineering studies
without review. Estimated magnitude values have a general uncertainty
of ±0.3 magnitude units. |
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