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:
Modified Mercalli Intensity contours for the earthquakes from
December 16, 1811 at 815 GMT through June 10, 1987 at 2348 GMT
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
Publisher: US Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-0681/
Description:
Abstract:
Isoseismals of historic Central U.S. earthquakes are contained
in 26 separate coverages.
Margaret Hopper provided these isoseismals after reexamining the
intensity data and re-calculating the isoseismal contours. She
generated isoseismal contours for each earthquake using computer
contouring software, but adjusted positions of contours where, in
her expert opinion, computer software had erroneously located them.
Some isoseismals were unchanged from original authors and are
referenced in her unpublished manuscript. Most isoseismals were
changed to incorporate new information and to conform to common,
modern, standards.
The values for intensity reported in these data are consistent with
the Modified Mercali Intensity (MMI) scale. This scale is useful
for describing damage from earthquakes. For historical
earthquakes, these values are gathered in the 4 - 10 range. In the
central U.S., historical earthquakes have caused damage in the 4 -
8 range only. Intensity data are usually reported in Roman
numerals, however Arabic numerals are used for computer
accessibility.
Each cover contains data for one or more earthquakes as follows:
Coverage Event Date Time Magnitude
i181112a December 16, 1811 at 0815 GMT; mag 8.1
i181112b December 16, 1811 at 1415 GMT; mag 7.2
i181201 January 23, 1812 at 1500 GMT; mag 7.8
i181202 February 7, 1812 at 0945 GMT; mag 8.0
i182707 July 5, 1827 at 1130 GMT; mag 4.8
i183806 June 9, 1838 at 1445 GMT; mag 5.1
i184301 January 5, 1843 at 0245 GMT; mag 6.5
i185710 October 8, 1857 at 1000 GMT; mag 5.1
i187609 September 25, 1876 at 0600 GMT; mag 4.5
and 0615 GMT; mag 4.8
i188301 January 11, 1883 at 0712 GMT; mag 4.6
i188702 February 6, 1887 at 2215 GMT; mag 4.6
i188708 August 2, 1887 at 1836 GMT; mag 4.9
i189107 July 27, 1891 at 0228 GMT; mag 8.1
i189109 September 27, 1891 at 0455 GMT; mag 5.5
i189510 October 31, 1895 at 1008 GMT; mag 6.8
i189904 April 30, 1899 at 0205 GMT; mag 4.9
i190302 February 9, 1903 at 0021 GMT; mag 4.9
i192211 November 27, 1922 at 0331 GMT; mag 4.4
i192504 April 27, 1925 at 0405 GMT; mag 4.9
i192509 September 2, 1925 at 1156 GMT; mag 4.6
i193408 August 20, 1934 at 0047 GMT; mag 4.7
i195811 November 8, 1958 at 0241 GMT; mag 4.4
i196811 November 9, 1968 at 1701 GMT; mag 5.4
i197404 April 3, 1974 at 2305 GMT; mag 4.3
i198406 June 29, 1984 at 0758 GMT; mag 4.1
i198706 June 10, 1987 at 2348 GMT; mag 5.0
The data were generated to help in understanding the seismotectonic
hazards in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley. These data
complement similar data collected in the vicinity of New Madrid, MO
US Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-0574, available at
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/0574/
Data_Set_Structure:
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i181112a
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on December 16, 1811
at 0815 GMT; mag 8.1.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i181112b
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on December 16, 1811
at 1415 GMT; mag 7.2.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i181201
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on January 23, 1812
at 1500 GMT; mag 7.8.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i181202
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on February 7, 1812
at 0945 GMT; mag 8.0.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i182707
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on July 5, 1827
at 1130 GMT; mag 4.8.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i183806
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on June 9, 1838
at 1445 GMT; mag 5.1.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i184301
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on January 5, 1843
at 0245 GMT; mag 6.5.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i185710
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on October 8, 1857
at 1000 GMT; mag 5.1.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i187609
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on September 25, 1876
at 0600 GMT; mag 4.5, and 0615 GMT; mag 4.8.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i188301
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on January 11, 1883
at 0712 GMT; mag 4.6.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i188702
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on February 6, 1887
at 2215 GMT; mag 4.6.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i188708
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on August 2, 1887
at 1836 GMT; mag 4.9.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i189107
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on July 27, 1891
at 0228 GMT; mag 8.1.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i189109
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on September 27, 1891
at 0455 GMT; mag 5.5.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i189510
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on October 31, 1895
at 1008 GMT; mag 6.8.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i189904
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on April 30, 1899
at 0205 GMT; mag 4.9.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i190302
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on February 9, 1903
at 0021 GMT; mag 4.9.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i192211
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on November 27, 1922
at 0331 GMT; mag 4.4.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i192504
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on April 27, 1925
at 0405 GMT; mag 4.9.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i192509
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on September 2, 1925
at 1156 GMT; mag 4.6.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i193408
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on August 20, 1934
at 0047 GMT; mag 4.7.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i195811
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on November 8, 1958
at 0241 GMT; mag 4.4.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i196811
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on November 9, 1968
at 1701 GMT; mag 5.4.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i197404
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on April 3, 1974
at 2305 GMT; mag 4.3.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i198406
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on June 29, 1984
at 0758 GMT; mag 4.1.
Data_Set_Part:
Part_Type: ARC/INFO coverage
Part_Name: i198706
Part_Description:
This cover contains data for the earthquake on June 10, 1987
at 2348 GMT; mag 5.0.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 18111216
Ending_Date: 19870610
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.77226257
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.65071106
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.45173264
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.72721672
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: earthquakes intensity
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:
The original source figure was prepared at page-size scale, or
roughly at 1:10,000,000. The user should exercise caution in assuming
too high a quality in location of contours. The contours are best
considered approximate.
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, Wheeler, R.L., and Hopper, M.G.
Publication_Date: 1996
Title:
Map showing earthquake intensities in the vicinity of the lower
Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
Issue_Identification: I-Map 2583-B
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, CO
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: pamphlet accompanies map
