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This map view of California shows the distribution of active California faults as defined in the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF) Version 3. UCERF3 integrates recent geological and seismological observational data into a computational earthquake forecast model of earthquake locations and rates in California. The fault colors show UCERF3 forecast of the rate at which each fault section will participate in an earthquake rupture with magnitude greater than 6.5. Less likely sections are shown in blue and more likely sections in red. The light blue boundary identifies the UCERF model region, which comprises California and a buffer zone. The blue boxes highlight the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles Regions. UCERF3 was developed by a collaboration including Southern California Earthquake Center, the USGS, the California Geological Survey, and the California Earthquake Authority.
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== UCERF 3 Image 1 ==
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== Caption 1 ==
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This map shows the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast v.3 (UCERF3) which forecasts the probability of all possible damaging earthquakes greater than magnitude 5 throughout California over a given time frame such as the next 30 years. This map view of California shows active California faults as defined in UCERF3. The fault colors show the UCERF3 forecast of the rate at which each fault section will participate in an earthquake rupture with magnitude greater than 6.5. Less likely sections are shown in blue and more likely sections in red.
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The light blue boundary identifies the UCERF model region, which comprises California and a buffer zone. The blue boxes highlight the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles Regions.  
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SCEC scientists used TACC supercomputers Ranger and Stampede to calculate the hazards from many alternative earthquake rupture scenarios and to combine the results in the final UCERF3 earthquake rupture forecast.
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(Image Credit: Kevin Milner University of Southern California)
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== UCERF 3 Image 2 ==
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== Caption 2 ==

Revision as of 18:51, 6 March 2013

UCERF 3 Image 1

File:File.jpg

Caption 1

This map shows the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast v.3 (UCERF3) which forecasts the probability of all possible damaging earthquakes greater than magnitude 5 throughout California over a given time frame such as the next 30 years. This map view of California shows active California faults as defined in UCERF3. The fault colors show the UCERF3 forecast of the rate at which each fault section will participate in an earthquake rupture with magnitude greater than 6.5. Less likely sections are shown in blue and more likely sections in red.

The light blue boundary identifies the UCERF model region, which comprises California and a buffer zone. The blue boxes highlight the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles Regions.

SCEC scientists used TACC supercomputers Ranger and Stampede to calculate the hazards from many alternative earthquake rupture scenarios and to combine the results in the final UCERF3 earthquake rupture forecast.

(Image Credit: Kevin Milner University of Southern California)


UCERF 3 Image 2

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