Seismotectonic maps in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky - Digital Spatial Database: Paleoliquefaction surveys between 1990 and 1994

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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: Paleoliquefaction surveys between 1990 and 1994
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: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-0681/
Description:
Abstract:
Note: this cover is a combination of liq94surv and liqmunsurv.
The northern part of the map area and large adjacent regions have been severely shaken by one or more moderate to large prehistoric earthquakes. The evidence of these takes the form of paleoliquefaction features, including shaking-induced sandblows and dikes that fed them.
Over several summer field seasons from 1990 through 1994, several workers searched ditches and river banks for evidence of earthquake induced liquefaction. They found numerous banks with shaking-induced sandblows and the dikes that fed them. This database shows where they searched.
The northern part of the map area and large adjacent regions have been severely shaken by one or more moderate to large prehistoric earthquakes. The evidence of these takes the form of paleoliquefaction features, including shaking-induced dikes and sandblows that feed them.
The most widespread paleoliquefaction is attributed to a mid-Holocene earthquake near what is now Vicennes, IN, with an estimated moment- magnitude of about 7.5. Stratigraphic, geomorphological, pedological, archealogical, and geochronologic evidence indicates that probably some of the paleoliquefaction was caused by several additional, smaller earthquakes during the Holocene and late Pleistocene.
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 US Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-0574, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/0574/
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1990
Ending_Date: 1994
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.99996185
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: paleoseismology
Theme_Keyword: liquefaction
Theme_Keyword: earthquakes
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: paleoliquefaction
Theme_Keyword: earthquake
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
Data_Set_Credit: Rhea
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, and Kentucky
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
Issue_Identification: I-2583-A
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: pamphlet accompanies map
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
the attribute accuracy is described, where present, with each attribute defined in the Entity and Attribute Section.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Point features present.
Completeness_Report: all locations from Munson and Oliver included
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1000 m
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Resolution as reported
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: James Oliver
Publication_Date: 1995
Title: written communication
Source_Contribution: location of surveys
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hajic, E.R., Wiant, M.D., and Oliver, J.S.
Publication_Date: 1995
Title:
Distribution and dating of prehistoric earthquake liquefaction in southeastern Illinois, central U.S.: Final technical report to U.S. Geological Survey under agreement no. 1434-93-G-2359
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text
Publication_Information:
Publisher: U.S Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 36 p.
Source_Contribution: location of surveys
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hajic, E.R., Obermeier, S.F., Wiant, M.D., and Oliver, J.S.
Publication_Date: 1996
Title:
Timing of prehistoric earthquake liquefaction in southeastern and central Illinois
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs
Issue_Identification: vol 28, no 6
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Geol. Soc. America
Other_Citation_Details: pg 42
Source_Contribution: location of surveys
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Obermeier, S.F., Bleuer, N.R., Munson, C.A., Munson, P.J., Martin, W.S. McWilliams, K.M., Tabaczynski, D.A., Odum, J.K., Rubin, M., and Eggert, D.L.
Publication_Date: 1991
Title:
Evidence of strong earthquake shaking in the lower Wabash Valley from prehistoric liquefaction features
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Science
Issue_Identification: vol 251
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Science
Other_Citation_Details: pg 1061-1063
Source_Contribution: location of surveys
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Obermeier, S.R., Martin, J.R., Frankel, A.D., Youd, T.L., Munson, P.J., Munson, C.A., and Pond, E.C.
Publication_Date: 1993
Title:
Liquefaction evidence for one or more strong Holocene earthquakes in the Wabash Valley of southern Indiana and Illinois, with a preliminary estimate of magnitude
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Issue_Identification: PP 1536
Publication_Information:
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 27 p.
Source_Contribution: location of surveys
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Obermeier, Garniewicz, R.C., and Munson, P.J.
Publication_Date: 1996
Title:
Seismically induced paleoliquefaction features in southern half of Illinois [abs]
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Seismological Research Letters
Issue_Identification: vol 67, no 2
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Seismological Society of America
Other_Citation_Details: p. 49
Source_Contribution: location of surveys
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Cheryl Munson
Publication_Date: 1995
Title: written communication
Source_Contribution: location of surveys
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Munson, P.J., Munson., C.A., Bleuer, N.K., and Labitzke, M.D.
Publication_Date: 1992
Title:
Distribution and dating of prehistoric earthquake liquefaction in the Wabash Valley of the central U.S.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Seismological Research Letters
Issue_Identification: vol 63, no 3
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Seismological Society of America
Other_Citation_Details: p. 337-342
Source_Contribution: location of surveys
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Munson, P.J., Munson, C.A., and Pond, E.C.
Publication_Date: 1995
Title:
Paleoliquefaction evidence for a strong Holocene earthquake in southcentral Indiana
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Geology
Issue_Identification: vol 23
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Geologic Society of America
Other_Citation_Details: pg 325-328
Type_of_Source_Media: electronic
Source_Contribution: location of surveys
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Rivers that had been surveyed were selected from DLG hydrography either by Oliver and ftp'd to Rhea, or by Rhea using paper map with surveyed rivers highlighted in pen. Both sets of input were combined into an arcinfo coverage. Arcs were BUFFERed to create areas out of line segments so that areas of search could be color shaded on final map.
Process_Date: 19950210
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Creation of original metadata record
Process_Date: 19980506
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: 7
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 62
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 8
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:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
No attributes are supplied other than those computed by ARC/INFO for each polygon record.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS OFR 97-0681
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:
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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