Seismotectonic maps in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky - Digital Spatial Database: Damaging Earthquakes

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Rhea, Susan
Publication_Date: 1997
Title:
Seismotectonic maps in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky - Digital Spatial Database: Damaging Earthquakes
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 97-0681
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, CO
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-0681/
Description:
Abstract:
This cover consists of location and size information for historical and recent earthquakes that caused Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) VI (6) or higher in the map area. There were 26 earthquakes that caused that level of damage. The most reknown are the four earthquakes in the 1811- 1812 sequence; two on Dec 16, 1811, and one each on Jan 23, 1812, and Feb 7, 1812. Their calculated Moment Magnitudes were 8.1, 7.2, 7.8, and 8.0, respectively. The most recent damaging earthquake was on June 10, 1987 near Olney, Illinois. It had a Moment Magnitude of 5.2.
Purpose:
The data was generated to help in understanding the seismotectonic hazards in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley. This data complements similar data collected in the vicinity of New Madrid, MO (USGS Open-File Report 95-0574, at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/0574/
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1812
Ending_Date: 1995
Currentness_Reference:
All earthquakes known to have caused damage in the map area are included in this dataset.
Status:
Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned

Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.59999847
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.40000153
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.71300125
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.50061035
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: seismology
Theme_Keyword: earthquake occurrences
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: damaging earthquakes
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Wabash Valley
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Geologic Map Database Catalog themes, augmented
Theme_Keyword: 1500 - Hazards
Theme_Keyword: 1501 - Earthquakes
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4
Place_Keyword: f17121 = Marion
Place_Keyword: f17025 = Clay
Place_Keyword: f17159 = Richland
Place_Keyword: f17101 = Lawrence
Place_Keyword: f17185 = Wabash
Place_Keyword: f17047 = Edwards
Place_Keyword: f17191 = Wayne
Place_Keyword: f17081 = Jefferson
Place_Keyword: f17055 = Franklin
Place_Keyword: f17065 = Hamilton
Place_Keyword: f17193 = White
Place_Keyword: f17059 = Gallatin
Place_Keyword: f17165 = Saline
Place_Keyword: f17199 = Williamson
Place_Keyword: f17087 = Johnson
Place_Keyword: f17151 = Pope
Place_Keyword: f17069 = Hardin
Place_Keyword: f17127 = Massac
Place_Keyword: f17153 = Pulaski
Place_Keyword: f21007 = Ballard
Place_Keyword: f21145 = McCracken
Place_Keyword: f21039 = Carlisle
Place_Keyword: f21105 = Hickman
Place_Keyword: f21075 = Fulton
Place_Keyword: f21083 = Graves
Place_Keyword: f21035 = Calloway
Place_Keyword: f21157 = Marshall
Place_Keyword: f21139 = Livingston
Place_Keyword: f21055 = Crittenden
Place_Keyword: f21143 = Lyon
Place_Keyword: f21033 = Caldwell
Place_Keyword: f21221 = Trigg
Place_Keyword: f21047 = Christian
Place_Keyword: f21219 = Todd
Place_Keyword: f21177 = Muhlenberg
Place_Keyword: f21107 = Hopkins
Place_Keyword: f21233 = Webster
Place_Keyword: f21225 = Union
Place_Keyword: f21101 = Henderson
Place_Keyword: f21059 = Daviess
Place_Keyword: f21149 = McLean
Place_Keyword: f21183 = Ohio
Place_Keyword: f21141 = Logan
Place_Keyword: f47161 = Stewart
Place_Keyword: f47125 = Montgomery
Place_Keyword: f47147 = Robertson
Place_Keyword: f18129 = Posey
Place_Keyword: f18163 = Vanderburgh
Place_Keyword: f18173 = Warrick
Place_Keyword: f18147 = Spencer
Place_Keyword: f18037 = Dubois
Place_Keyword: f18125 = Pike
Place_Keyword: f18051 = Gibson
Place_Keyword: f18083 = Knox
Place_Keyword: f18027 = Daviess
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Susan Rhea
Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geophysicist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: MS966, Box 25046, Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-273-8639
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-273-8600
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rhea@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions: email is the best way to make contact
Native_Data_Set_Environment: SunOS, 5.5.1, sun4u UNIX, ARC/INFO version 7.1.1
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Rhea, Susan, and Wheeler, R.L.
Publication_Date: 1996
Title:
Map showing seismicity in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
Issue_Identification: I-Map 2583-A
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, CO
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: pamphlet accompanies map
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Points with improper attribute values in LAT, LONG, date, and time fields remain. These points were used for plotting locations of earthquakes that were felt in the map area but were located outside the map area. Annotation adjacent to these points provides information similar to "location 35 km due west".
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Some points contain zeros in LAT, LONG, date, and time fields. One record contains 45 in DAY field.
Completeness_Report:
data is complete for those earthquakes causing damage in the map area
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Stover, C.W., and Coffman, J.L.
Publication_Date: 1993
Title: Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989(Revised)
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Issue_Identification: PP-1527
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver
Publisher: US Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 418 p
Type_of_Source_Media: text
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Johnston, A.C.
Publication_Date: 1994
Title:
Summary Tables, SCR seismicity data base in Johnston, A.C., Coppersmith, K.J., Kanter, L.R., and Cornell, C.A., eds., The earthquakes of stable continental regions
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book
Series_Information:
Issue_Identification: 2
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Palo Alto CA
Publisher: Electric Power Research Inst
Other_Citation_Details: vol. 2, appendices A to E, p C1-C46
Type_of_Source_Media: text
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Tabular coordinate and location information were keyed into a text file and converted to an arcinfo coverage using generate and relate procedures.
Process_Date: 19970729
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Creation of original metadata record
Process_Date: 19980608
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Susan Rhea
Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geophysicist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: MS966, Box 25046, Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-273-8639
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-273-8600
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rhea@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions: email is the best way to make contact
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 33
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: Unknown
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: DAMEQK.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition:
location and size parameters of damaging earthquakes in the lower Wabash Valley
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Stover and Coffman (see refs)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LAT
Attribute_Definition: latitude north, location of earthquake
Attribute_Definition_Source: Stover and Coffman
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0.00
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Point used for plotting locations of earthquakes that were felt in the map area but were located outside the map area. Annotation adjacent to these points provides information similar to "location 35 km due west".
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 35.500
Range_Domain_Maximum: 38.710
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONG
Attribute_Definition: longitude west, location of earthquake
Attribute_Definition_Source: Stover and Coffman
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0.00
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Point used for plotting locations of earthquakes that were felt in the map area but were located outside the map area. Annotation adjacent to these points provides information similar to "location 35 km due west". event not locatedevent not located
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -90.500
Range_Domain_Maximum: -87.400
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YEAR
Attribute_Definition: year of earthquake occurrence
Attribute_Definition_Source: Stover and Coffman
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1811
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1987
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0.00
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MONTH
Attribute_Definition: month of earthquake occurrence
Attribute_Definition_Source: Stover and Coffman
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 12
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Point used for plotting locations of earthquakes that were felt in the map area but were located outside the map area. Annotation adjacent to these points provides information similar to "location 35 km due west".
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DAY
Attribute_Definition: day of earthquake occurrence
Attribute_Definition_Source: Stover and Coffman
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 31
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 45
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Point used for plotting locations of earthquakes that were felt in the map area but were located outside the map area. Annotation adjacent to these points provides information similar to "location 35 km due west".
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HR
Attribute_Definition: hr of earthquake occurrence
Attribute_Definition_Source: Stover and Coffman
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MIN
Attribute_Definition: min of earthquake occurrence
Attribute_Definition_Source: Stover and Coffman
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 59
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAG
Attribute_Definition: magnitude of earthquake
Attribute_Definition_Source: Stover and Coffman
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 4.1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.4
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0.0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Point used for plotting locations of earthquakes that were felt in the map area but were located outside the map area. Annotation adjacent to these points provides information similar to "location 35 km due west".
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SYMBOL
Attribute_Definition: symbol used to portray earthquake on map
Attribute_Definition_Source: Rhea
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: not plotted
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 44
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: symbol for earthquake location within map boundaries
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 54
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: symbol for earthquake location outside map boundary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SMALLSYM
Attribute_Definition: symbol used to portray earthquake on map
Attribute_Definition_Source: Rhea
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: not plotted
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 45
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: symbol for earthquake location within map boundaries
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 55
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: symbol for earthquake location outside map boundary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BSYMBOL
Attribute_Definition: symbol used to portray earthquake on map B
Attribute_Definition_Source: Rhea
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: not plotted
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 46
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: symbol for earthquake location within map boundaries
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 56
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: symbol for earthquake location outside map boundary
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Susan Rhea
Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geophysicist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
USGS Mail Stop 966
Box 25046, Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225-0046
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-273-8639
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-273-8600
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rhea@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions: Email is the best way to make contact.
Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 97-0681
Distribution_Liability:
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards and stratigraphic nomenclature. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the USGS.
Technical_Prerequisites: ARC/INFO version 7.0.3 or later or ArcView 3.0 or later
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE
Format_Version_Number: 7.0.3
Format_Information_Content:
Each coverage contains isoseismal data for one event (two for i187609)
File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-0681/e00_files/dameqk.e00
Fees: none
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20160610
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Peter N Schweitzer
Contact_Organization: USGS Midwest Area
Contact_Position:
Collection manager, USGS Geoscience Data Clearinghouse, http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
Mail Stop 954
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192-0002
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6533
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6252
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pschweitzer@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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