Seismotectonic maps in the vicintiy of New Madrid, Missouri database

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Title:
Seismotectonic maps in the vicintiy of New Madrid, Missouri database
Abstract:
This digital map database consists of the ESRI ARC/INFO Version 7.0.3 coverages used to generate the maps in Map Series MF-2264 A to E (Rhea and Wheeler, 1994a,b, Rhea and others, 1994, Wheeler and Rhea, 1994, Wheeler and others, 1994) and I-2521 (Rhea and Wheeler, 1995).
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Rhea, Susan, 1995, Seismotectonic maps in the vicintiy of New Madrid, Missouri database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-0574, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado.

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.0
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.0
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.0
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.0
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Calendar_Date: 1995
    Currentness_Reference:
    publication date
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      This is a vector data set.
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      The map projection used is Albers Conical Equal Area.
      Projection parameters:
      Standard_Parallel: 29.5
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -90.0
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.0
      False_Easting: unknown
      False_Northing: unknown
      Planar coordinates are encoded using Coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest unknown
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest unknown
      Planar coordinates are specified in unknown
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: 
    ARC/INFO coverage  Description of coverage

2x2grat    graticule for the map
2x2grattic point cover of all the  .1250 interval tics in the 2x2grat area
axgrav     axial gravity anomaly (Langenheim, 1995)
basehyd    selected hydrography, selected on the basis of significant ground-shaking or liquefaction potential
bhlin_24k  Bootheel Lineament as observed on low-altitude photos and transferred to 1:24,000 scale topographic maps (Schweig and others 1992)
bhlin_ls   Bootheel Lineament as observed on landsat images
cities     selected cities
cnty       state and county borders in the map area
enrgcen    locations of probable subsurface ruptures of the 1811-12 earthquakes, as defined by sandblow distribution (Obermeier, 1989)
epri       damaging earthquakes (moment magnitude ? 5.0) since 1811-12 as defined by EPRI (Johnston, 1994)
eqk_slu    earthquakes located by the St. Louis University from July 1974 to December 1992, Taylor and others (1991)
faults     locations of faults identified by geologic observation
gpspts     locations of Global Positioning System monuments
gravstr    structures identified from gravity-field data  (Langenheim,1995)
gwanom     locations of ground-water anomalies (Brahana and Mesko, 1994)
intcom     intrusive complexes defined by aeromagnetic studies (Hildenbrand and Hendricks, 1995)
hrvpdeep   P-velocity contours for depths 5 - 14 km (Al-Shukri and Mitchell, 1987)
hrvpshal   P-velocity contours for depths 0 - 5 km (Al-Shukri and Mitchell, 1987)
landslide  landslides along the Chickasaw Bluffs, mapped by Jibson and Keefer (1988) at 1:62,500 scale
magdep     depth to magnetic basement (Hildenbrand and Hendricks, 1995)
misspoly   polygon coverage of the Mississippi River extracted from basehyd
miscenters Fischer and Schumm's (1995) locations of historical centerlines
misshores  Fischer and Schumm's (1995) locations of historical shorelines of the Mississippi River from 1765  to 1960
mtstr      Reelfoot Graben structures interpreted from magnetotelluric data
pzcon      paleozoic surface depth contours from Dart (1995)
pzconpts   control points for defining the paleozoic surface from Dart (1995)
pzsub      subcrop contacts on the paleozoic surface from Dart (1995)
qd24k      polygons of the 1:24000 scale topographic maps in the area
railrds    railroads on the 100k DLG's
rds        class 1 and 2 roads (major 4-lane and principle 2-lane roads)
reflstr    structures identified in seismic reflection research
rivanom    river anomalies throughout the New Madrid region identified by Fischer and Schumm (1995)
sblows     outlines of Obermeier's (1989) definitions of areas covered by greater than 1% and greater than 25% sandblows from the 1811-12 earthquakes
selwell    selected wells from Dart (1992)
sfcstr     significant structures visible at the surface in the vicinity of New Madrid
seissta    locations of seismograph stations that have operated in the New Madrid region since July 1974
states     arcs from cnty with bndytype = 1; see cnty for description
stresspts  stress orientations either from borehole breakouts or earthquake focal mechanism solutions updated in Ellis (1994)
strmot     strong motion seismometers
trench     trenches examined for prehistoric earthquakes and a report has been published
well       wells from Dart (1992) in the map area. See selwell for wells used in MF-2264
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/ofr-95-0574/readme.txt
    2x2GRAT.AAT
    graticule for the map (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    NEATCODE
    Location of neat line (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    1neat line
    0not a neat line
    AXGRAV.PAT
    Axial gravity anomaly (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    GEO
    type of data (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    psmappseudomap
    AXGRAV.PAT
    Axial gravity anomaly at specific locations (same attributes as polygon coverage AXGRAV.PAT) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    BASEHYD
    Selected hydrography, selected on the basis of significant ground-shaking or liquefaction potential. (Attributes are remnants of DLG base map) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    BHLIN_LS.AAT
    Bootheel Lineament as observed on low-altitude photos and transferred to 1:24,000 scale topographic maps (Schweig and others 1992) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    CODE
    type of lineament (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    R1 and R2Bootheel lineament is less prominent
    B1 and B2Bootheel lineament is more prominent
    oldstmNot a tectonic feature
    CITIES.PAT
    selected cities (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    NAME2
    Name of selected cities (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    EPRI.PAT
    damaging earthquakes (moment magnitude ? 5.0) since 1811-12 as defined by EPRI (Johnston, 1994) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    YEAR
    Year the damaging earthquake occurred (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1811
    Maximum:1905
    Units:years
    Resolution:1
    MONTH
    Month damaging earth quake occurred (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:12
    Units:months
    Resolution:1
    DAY
    Day damaging earthquake occurred (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:4
    Maximum:31
    Units:days
    Resolution:1
    MAG
    Magnitude of damaging earthquake (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:5.0
    Maximum:8.3
    Units:magnitude
    Resolution:0.1
    FAULTS.AAT
    Locations of faults identified by geologic observation (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    CODE
    plotting symbol (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    REF
    Reference for fault (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    GPSPTS.PAT
    Locations of Global Positioning System monuments. (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ID
    Identifying code (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    AGENCY
    Operator of GPS monument (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    HEIGHT
    Height (elevation) of GPS monument (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.0
    Maximum:175.6
    Units:meters
    Resolution:0.1
    DECLIN
    Declination of monument (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.0
    Maximum:3.5
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:0.5
    GEOG_LOC
    Geographic location of monument (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    LONG
    Longitude of GPS monument location (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:-90.7150
    Maximum:-89.2043
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:0.0001
    LAT
    Latitude of GPS monument location (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:35.1621
    Maximum:36.8922
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:0.0001
    PLOT
    Plot symbol (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0
    Maximum:4
    GRAVSTR.PAT
    Structures identified from gravity-field data (Langenheim, 1995) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    GEO
    geological name (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    hidensunknown
    pluton 
    GRAVSTR.AAT
    Structures identified from gravity-field data (Langenheim, 1995) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    GEO
    Geolical name (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    plutons 
    dense core 
    (blank) 
    GRAVSTR.PAT
    Structures identified from gravity-field data (Langenheim, 1995) (same attributes as polygon coverage GRAVSTR.PAT) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    HRVPSHAL.AAT
    P-velocity contours for depths 0-5 km (Al-Shukri and Mitchell, 1987) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    DEPTH
    Depth identifier (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:5
    Maximum:5
    Units:kilometers
    Resolution:1
    VELOC
    Velocity of P-wave (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:5.6
    Maximum:6.0
    Units:unknown
    Resolution:0.1
    HRVPDEEP.AAT
    P-velocity contours for depths 5-14 km (Al-Shukri and Mitchell, 1987) (Source: OFR095-0574)
    DEPTH
    Depth identifier (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:14
    Maximum:14
    Units:kilometers
    Resolution:1
    VELOC
    Velocity of P-wave (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:6.0
    Maximum:6.2
    Units:unknown
    Resolution:0.1
    MAGDEP.PAT
    depth to magnetic basement (Hildenbrand and Hendricks, 1995) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    DEPTH
    Depth to magnetic basement (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.00
    Maximum:5.75
    Units:km below sea level
    Resolution:0.5
    MAGDEP.AAT
    depth to magnetic basement (Hildenbrand and Hendricks, 1995) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    DEPTH
    Depth to magnetic basement (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.00
    Maximum:5.5
    Units:km below sea level
    Resolution:0.5
    MAGDEP.PAT
    depth to magnetic basement (Hildenbrand and Hendricks, 1995) (same attributes as polygon coverage MAGDEP.PAT) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    MAGSTR.PAT
    Structures identified from magnetic-field data (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    GEO
    Geological structure (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    rift 
    pluton 
    intcomunknown
    (blank) 
    NAME
    Name of structure (if any) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    MAGSTR.AAT
    Structures identified from magnetic-field data (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    GEO
    Geological structure (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    batholith 
    embayment 
    intcom 
    pluton 
    rift 
    (blank) 
    MAGSTR.PAT
    Structures identified from magnetic-field data (same attributes as polygon coverage MAGSTR.PAT) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    MISCENTERS.AAT
    Fischer and Schumm's (1995) locations of historical centerlines of the Mississippi River from 1765 to 1960 (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    YEAR
    year for which location was determined (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1765
    Maximum:1960
    Units:years
    Resolution:1
    MISSHORES.AAT
    Fischer and Schumm's (1995) locations of historical shorelines of the Mississippi River from 1765 to 1960 (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    YEAR
    Year for which location was determined (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1795
    Maximum:1960
    Units:years
    Resolution:1
    MISSPOLY.AAT
    polygon coverage of the Mississippi River extracted from BASEHYD.AAT (same attributes as BASEHYD.AAT) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    MTSTR.AAT
    Reelfoot Graben structures interpreted from magnetotelluric data (Stanley and Rodriguez, 1992) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    NAME
    Name of structures (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    rift hinge line 
    arch trough line 
    PZCON.AAT
    paleozoic surface depth contours from Dart (1995) arc attributes (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    DEPTH
    Depth to paleozoic surface (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:-3200
    Maximum:800
    Units:unknown
    Resolution:200
    PZCONPTS.PAT
    Control points for defining the paleozoic surface from Dart (1995) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    DEP
    Depth (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:-8040
    Maximum:1300
    Units:unknown
    Resolution:1
    X-COORD
    X-coordinate (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:-92.533
    Maximum:-87.446
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:0.001
    Y-COORD
    Y-coordinate (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:33.795
    Maximum:38.022
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:0.001
    QD24K.PAT
    polygons of the 1:24000 scale topographic maps in the area (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    LONG
    Longtitude at center of quadrangle (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:-90.9375
    Maximum:-89.0625
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:0.0001
    LAT
    Latitude of center of quadrangle (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:35.0625
    Maximum:36.9375
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:0.0001
    NAME
    Qaudrangle name (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    STATE
    State the quadrangle mainly covers (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    ARArkansas
    KYKentucky
    MoMissouri
    TNTennessee
    QD24K.PAT
    Points at the center of the 1:24000 scale topographic maps in the area (same attributes as polygon coverage QD24K.PAT) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    RAILRDS.AAT
    Railroads on the 100k DLG's (Attributes are remnants of DLG base map) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    RIVANOM.PAT, and RIVANOM.AAT
    river anomalies throughout the New Madrid region identified by Fischer and Schumm (1995) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    SEISSTA.PAT
    Locations of siesmograph stations that have operated in the New Madrid region since July 1974. (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    LONG
    Longitude of station (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:-90.7160
    Maximum:-89.0200
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:0.0001
    LAT
    Latitude of station (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:35.1220
    Maximum:36.8860
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:0.0001
    STA
    Station name (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    START
    Start date of station operating (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    Range of values
    Minimum:741120
    Maximum:890808
    Units:year, month, date
    Resolution:1 day
    STOP
    Stop date of station operating (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    999999Station functioning at time of publication
    Range of values
    Minimum:881201
    Maximum:920200
    Units:year, month, day
    Resolution:1 day
    SELWELL.PAT
    Selected wells from Dart (1992) (Described in Dart (1992) and include, for example, location, owner, id, depth to various formations, and thickness of various formations) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    STRESSPTS.PAT
    stress orientations either from borehole breakouts or earthquake focal mechanism solutions updated in Ellis (1994) (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    DIR
    Direction of stress symbol (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    0unknown direction
    Range of values
    Minimum:40
    Maximum:272
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:1
    TYPE
    Type (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    bborehold breakout
    eearthquake focal mechanism
    X-COORD
    X-coordinate (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    0.000unknown location
    Range of values
    Minimum:-90.478
    Maximum:-89.511
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:0.001
    Y-COORD
    Y-coordinate (Source: OFR-95-0574)
    ValueDefinition
    0.000unknown location
    Range of values
    Minimum:35.585
    Maximum:36.642
    Units:degrees
    Resolution:0.001

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Susan Rhea
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Rhea, B. Susan
    USGS-GEO-CRG-GHZ
    Mail Stop 966, USGS
    P.O. Box 25046
    Lakewood, CO
    US

    303-273-8639 (voice)
    rhea@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

To provide to the public a digital geologic map database of seismotectonic maps in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    USGS Information Services
    Box 25286, Denver Federal Center
    Denver, Colorado
    USA

    1-888-ASK-USGS (voice)
    1-303-202-4695 (FAX)
    infoservices@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? US Geological Survey Open File Report 95-0574
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    This report is preliminary and has not be en reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
    This database, identified as mf2264, has been approved for release and publication by the Director of the USGS. Although the database has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, it is released on condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use.
  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 05-Feb-2016
Metadata author:
Peter N. Schweitzer
Collection manager, USGS Geoscience Data Clearinghouse, http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/
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