Description: Over the past thirty years, paleoliquefaction studies have contributed to the understanding of the earthquake hazards of various regions in the central and eastern United States (CEUS) and southeastern Canada. Recognizing this contribution, the paleoliquefaction task was undertaken to aid in the development of the CEUS seismic source model. Under this task, a new paleoliquefaction database, including regional datasets, was created, and an appendix was prepared, documenting and illustrating the database, discussing uncertainties associated with paleoliquefaction data, and providing guidance on the use of paleoliquefaction data in seismic source characterization. All large datasets of paleoliquefaction features are included in the CEUS paleoliquefaction database, including those collected in the vicinity of the Charleston seismic zone in eastern South Carolina, the New Madrid, seismic zone in southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas, western Tennessee, and western Kentucky, the Wabash Valley seismic zone in southern Illinois and southern Indiana, and the Charlevoix seismic zone in southeastern Quebec.
Copyright Text: See Appendix E for a list of references and contributors of unpublished data.
Value: Residual materials developed in igneous and metamorphic rocks Label: Residual materials developed in igneous and metamorphic rocks Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: Residual materials developed in sedimentary rocks, discontinuous Label: Residual materials developed in sedimentary rocks, discontinuous Description: N/A Symbol: