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APPENDIX C
WASHINGTON COUNTY PROFILE a I
PII REGIONAL LOCATION washington ®county pennsylvania
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S[from agriculture to industry to diverse areas of technolo S• gy which, directly and indirectly, impact the availability spurred by S• of other services through the economic growth new development. County, gov In an effort to ensure an optimistic future for Washington to an ever changing ernment must be effective and efficient in adapting conflicting demands environment and responding to the fluctuating, often of residents and commerce. commitment The Washington County Profile serves as an example of our and econ to the advancement of employment, community, infrastructure Washington County's omy. This booklet, filled with information about is designed to physical characteristics, residents and business/industry, the 21st century. encourage continued progress as we move toward with convenient, accu By supplying citizens and other interested parties insightful deci rate information we hope to encourage comprehensive, sions which will benefit the entire region.
Washington County Commissioners:
Diana L. Irey
J. Bracken Burns, Sr. 2 I
.031 Meadowcroft Village
Washington & Jefferson College
California University of Pennsylvania
Monongahela City Park
3 Washington County O n March 28, 1781,Washington County was created by an
act of the Pennsylvania Assembly, thus becoming the first county in the United States of America to be named in section of honor of General George Washington. Carved from the western of the area Westmoreland County, it was formed to allow "the inhabitants and public west of the monongahela river to have more convenient courts far remote offices, rather than the inconvenience and hardship of being so from the seat of justice." site of the first The town of Basset, later renamed Washington, served as the present-day County Courthouse, a log structure built in 1787. The F.J. Osterling Washington County Courthouse, completed in 1900 by the Company of Pittsburgh, is registered as a national landmark. American The Whiskey Rebellion, one of the most famous events of early noted attor history, took place in Washington County when David Bradford, Federal excise ney and community leader, directed area farmers against the Harry" Lee, tax on whiskey passed in 1791. Governor Henry "Lighthorse when he father of Civil War General Robert E. Lee, smashed the rebellion Bradford's led Federal troops into Washington and Allegheny Counties. maintained by main street residence, built in 1788, remains a historical site the David Bradford House Association. and founder The residence of Dr. Francis J. LeMoyne, a leading abolitionist Washington of the Western Abolition Society( 1824), is preserved by the County Historical Society as another tourist attraction. transportation The National Pike(Route 40),,America's first Federally-built antique system, runs through Washington County and exhibits numerous Inn of Scenery shops and historical points of interest such as the Century Hill. include: A Few other amenities of present-day Washington County College; California University of Pennsylvania; Washington and Jefferson public libraries; three modern hospitals; fourteen School Districts; fourteen County Airport; Monongahela Aquatorium; three county parks; Washington Arden Trolley the Meadows Racetrack; the Washington County Fairgrounds; Washington Museum; the Monongahela River Headwaters District Museum; shops of Park (world headquarters of Pony League Baseball; the antique Lake Dinner Scenery Hill and West Alexander; Westerwald Pottery; Little Meadowcroft Theatre of Canonsburg; Charleroi Amphitheater productions; log house and Star Village; the Miller one-room school house; the Miller Lake Amphitheater. 4 I!
_townships:_Amwell,Blaine, oBuffalo, Canton, boroughs: l Allenport, Carroll, Cecil, Chartiers, Cross Creek, Beallsville, Donegal, East Bethlehem, East Finley, Bentleyville, Burgettstown, California, Fallowfield, Hanover, Hopewell, Canonsburg, Centerville, Charleroi, Independence, Jefferson, Morris, Mount Claysville, Coal Center, Cokeburg, Pleasant, North Bethlehem, North Franklin, Deemstown, Donora, Dunlevy, East North Strabane, Nottingham, Peters, Washington, Elco, Ellsworth, Finleyville, Robinson, Smith, Somerset, South Franklin, Green Hills, Houston, Long Branch, South Strabane, Union, West Bethlehem, McDonald, Marianna, Midway, New West Finley, West Pike Run. Eagle, North Charleroi, Roscoe, Speers, i Monongahela, Stockdale, Twilight, West Alexander, West icities: Washington. Brownsville, West Middletown. I
r- -I, date established: I March 28,1781
Ipopulatlon: 204,584
The City of Washington county seat:
863.6 square miles land area:
Mt. Wheeler Ehighest point: (North Franklin Township) 1,523 feet above sea level Elrama .1k' Ilowest point: (Union Township) 760 above sea level
climate: Average Summer temperature - 82 (high) Average Winter Temperature - 36.5 (high) Average annual rainfall - 36.29 inches Average annual snowfall - 45.3 inches industry agriculture
lprinclpal products: I Coal, products: Milk and Dairy [principal I Primary and Fabricated Metals, Products Electric Machinery
11.4 billion value of production: 1 37.9 million ivalue of production annually annually
real estate
assessed value of estate: (1995)
governmental units: vital statics: i Number of births (1994) - 2,253 67 Municipalities Number of deaths (1994) - 2,359 2 Third Class Cities Number of marriages (1994) - 1,211 33 Boroughs Number of divorces (1994) - 675 32 Townships 6 I
Washington County
~decade to decade, however, the population for the coun ty has remained over 200,000 for the last few decades. W ashingtonAt the present County's time thepopulation county's populationhas fluctuated is slightly from over 204,000 of which 106,000 are female and 98,000 are male. The majority of the Population can be found in the urban and suburban areas of the county: the City of Washington and the surrounding areas, the Monongahela River Valley, the Canonsburg/Houston area and Peters/Cecil Township areas. According to the 1990 census there are 45,955 persons under the age of 18; 122,852 persons between 18 and 64 years of age and 35,770 persons 65 years of age or older. The minority population totals nearly 8,000 or four percent of the total population. The Average Washington County citizen is 37 years of age and resides in a home with a median market value of $53,600. Listed below are some comparisons between the 1980 and 1990 Washington County Decennial Census.
1980 1990
Population 217,074 204,584 Minority population 8,117 7,774 Number of males 104,813 97,915 Number of females 112,261 106,669 Median age N/A 37.5 Household size 2.76 2.54 Median household income $17,664 $25,469 Median market value per housing unit $38,700 $53,600 I
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POPULATIONM DISTRIBUTION"'
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8 POPULATION AND DENSITY
(Based on 1990 Data) Density Area (Persons Per 1980 1990 (Square Miles) Square Mile) Municipality 1960 1970
762 735 595 2.6 229 Allenport Borough 981 97 2,808 3,030 3.563 4.176 42.9 Amwel Township 530 2.6 204 Borough 481 434 588 Beallvtlle 2,673 2.8 955 Borough 3.160 2,714 2,525 Bentleyville 682 11.8 58 Township 643 579 734 Blaine 2.148 20.7 104 Buffalo Township 1.270 1,530 2.022 2383 2,118 1.867 1.634 .3 5.447 Burgetstown Borough 423 5.978 6,635 5.703 5,748 13.6 California Borough 1.1 8.364 Borough 11.877 11,439 10,459 9.200 Canonsburg 9.256 14.9 621 Township 7.820 8,869 10,311 Canton 6,210 16.7 16 Township 6.205 6.636 6.590 Carroll 8,948 27.8 322 Township 8,563 8.362 8.923 Cecil 3.842 13.0 296 Centerville Borough 5,088 4,175 4.207 8.148 6,723 5.717 5,014 .8 6.380 Charleroi Borough 24.6 309 Township 7.225 7,324 7.715 7.603 Chartiers 962 .3 3.207 Borough 986 951 1.029 Claysville 184 .1 1.840 Borough 419 317 255 Coal Center 724 .4 290 Borough 989 845 796 Cokeburg 1.727 26.1 66 Township 1.783 1.667 1.704 Cross Creek 770 9.8 79 Deemston Borough 873 711 829 2.361 2.347 41.7 56 Donegal Township 1,916 1.949 11.131 8,825 7.524 5.928 1.6 3.705 Donors Borough 695 408 405 463 417 .6 Dunlevy Borough 518 4.180 3,347 3,353 2.799 5.4 East Bethlehem Township 42 897 943 1.430 1.479 34.9 East Finley Township 1.5 1,417 Borough 2,483 2,198 2.241 2.126 East Washington 373 .3 1.243 Borough 521 459 417 Elco 1.048 .8 1.310 Borough 1.456 1.268 1.228 " Ellsworth 4.972 21.3 233 Fallowfield Township 5,350 5.454 5.439 446 .1 4,460 Borough 582 379 402 Fmleyville 21 1.0 21 Hills Borough 0 0 18 Green 2.883 48.7 59 Hanover Township 2.456 3.016 3,275 800 816 919 942 20.9 45 Hopewell Township .3 4,816 1,865 1.812 1.568 1.445 Houston Borough 1.868 26.1 72 Independence Township 1,895 1,681 1,784 1,212 24.4 50 Township 1.229 1,301 1.369 Jefferson 482 2.3 209 Borough 517 582 610 Long Branch 616 .9 684 Borough 1.088 875 907 Marianna 1,809 .4 4,523 Borough 2.427 2.220 2.233 McDonald 1,043 .3 3.477 Midway Borough 1.012 1.188 1.187 4.928 1.4 3.520 City 8,388 7,113 5.950 Monongahela 1.145 30.4 38 Towfiship 927 871 1.191 Morris 3.555 36.1 98 Mount Pleasant Township 3,007 3.359 3.612 2,172 1.0 2,172 New Eagle Borough 2.670 2,497 2,617 1.897 1,864 21.9 85 North Bethlehem Township 1.715 1.736 2.259 1.964 1,760 1,562 .2 7.810 North Charleroi Borough 685 3,882 4.444 4.648 4.997 7.3 North Franklin Township 27.7 294 Township 7,322 7,578 8,490 8.157 North Strabane 2,303 19.2 120 Township 1.463 1,862 2.270 Nottingham 14,467 19.4 746 Peters Township 7,126 10,672 13.104 1.812 2.160 21.3 101 Robinson Township 2,150 2.073 1.315 1,176 1.123 872 .3 2,907 Roscoe Borough 142 6.362 5,812 5,583 4,844 34.1 Smith Township 2.947 33.0 89 Somerset Township 2.282 2,293 3.150 3.665 21.1 174 South Franklin Township 1.308 1.730 3.548 5.872 6.555 7,389 7.676 22.0 349 South Strabane Township 988 1.479 1,408 1,425 1.284 1.3 Speers Borough 1.575 815 720 641 630 .4 Stockdale Borough 252 1.5 168 Borough 301 272 298 Twilight 6,322 15.7 403 Township 5,611 6.071 6,692 Union 15.864 3.4 4.666 Washington City 23,545 19,827 18"363 286 301 .2 1,505 West Alexander Borough 468 402 1.579 1,609 22.5 72 West Bethlehem Township 1.783 1,540 1,426 1,433 1.170 1.3 900 West Brownsville Borough 1,907 25 780 769 964 972 39.4 West Finley Township 166 .4 415 Borough 199 195 215 West Middletown 1,818 15.9 114 Pike Run Township 2.442 1.972 2.034 West 204,584 863.6 237 Wishington County 217.271 210.876 217.074 L
PER CAPITA INCOME
Percent 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 Per Cap Per Cap Per Cap Per Cap Per Cap Per Cap Change Income 79-89 Area Name Income Income Income Income Income 9,533 10.442 12,744 80.3 Washington County 7,070 8.320 8,594
10.056 9,713 26.9 Allenport Borough 7.657 8,706 8.484 9.222 10.185 11,483 76.7 Amwell Township 6,500 7,563 7,964 8.842 10.204 10.930 68.2 Beallsville Borough 6.498 7,858 8.017 9.378 41.3 Bentlyville Borough 6.819 7,595 8.056 8.694 9.018 9,632 8,582 9,965 77.8 Blaine Township 5.605 6,863 7.393 7,671 9,036 12.771 99.2 Township 6.411 7,728 7.923 8.363 Buffalo 53.2 Burgettstown Borough 7.895 9.288 9.585 10,628 11.647 12.097 7.749 37.5 California Borough 5.635 6,745 7,082 7,845 8,608 9,990 11.157 63.2 Canonsburg Borough 6.838 7,991 8.523 9,155 9,195 11,328 80.4 Canton Township 6,278 7.375 7.742 8.285 10.454 13,405 76.5 Carroll Township 7,597 8,943 8,771 9.651 9.938 15.084 132.0 Cecil Township 6,499 7,795 7,966 9.036 10,152 47.8 Centerville Borough 6,867 8,118 8,179 8.653 8.898 10.419 45.4 Charleroi Borough 7.168 8,655 8,801 9.672 10.376 13.886 91.8 Chartiers Township 7.240 8,322 8,736 9.989 10.720 8.848 47.2 Claysville Borough 6.010 7,020 7,275 8.021 8,477 9,440 49.7 Coal Center Borough 6.308 7.636 8.096 8.978 9,883 10.510 12,183 67.3 Cokeburg Borough 7.284 8.674 9,184 10.111 10.635 10.727 45.5 Cross Creek Township 7,374 8.251 8.474 9.268 10.166 69.7 Deemston Borough 5.990 7,094 7.368 8.170 8.963 8.730 10.806 88.1 Donegal Township 5.744 7,232 7.093 7.727 8.914 47.1 Donora Borough 6.059 7.460 7,531 8.295 8.753 10.311 12.916 77.3 Dunlevv Borough 7.283 8,546 8,300 9.358 7.883 8.867 55.7 East Bethlehem Township 5.694 6.602 7.120 7,573 9,124 79.8 East Finley Township 5.075 6.016 6,010 6.774 7,349 20.184 94.3 Borough 10,386 12,094 12.355 13.698 14,986 East Washington 52.1 Elco Borough 6,131 6,983 6.966 8.079 8,566 9,327 9.481 27.5 Ellsworth Borough 7.435 8.576 9.164 10.042 10.663 9.953 12.033 60.0 Fallowfield Township 7.520 8.863 8.587 9.420 11.404 11,181 45.1 Finleyville Borough 7.704 9.078 9,383 10,403 N/A 17.771 N/A Green Hills Borough N/A N/A NIA N/A 9,912 12,212 61.8 Hanover Township 7,548 8.918 8.625 9,182 9.238 11.263 87.4 Hopewell Township 6,010 6,949 7.754 7,944 11,043 55.0 Houston Borough 7.124 8,421 8.731 9.681 10.617 8.406 10.148 65.2 Independence Township 6.144 7,151 6.982 7.619 10.135 13.555 89.7 Jefferson Township 7.145 8.392 8.326 9.591 10,269 10.422 42.6 Branch Borough 7.308 8.884 8.392 9.388 Long 11,647 66.9 McDonald Borough (Part) 6.978 8.278 8,490 9,404 10,196 9,625 9,288 39.9 Marianna Borough 6,641 7,761 7.877 9.086 9.533 12.076 74.9 Midway Borough 6.905 8.066 7.857 9.123 9.513 11,347 75.3 Monongahela Ciiy 6.474 7,744 7.987 8.675 8.629 10.923 87.2 Morris Township 5,835 7,066 7,618 7.971 12.842 81.2 Mount Pleasant Township 7.089 8.400 8.289 9.256 10.173 8.840 11.273 72.8 New Eagle Borough 6.523 7.701 7,598 8.264 8,876 1 1,800 75.5 North Bethlehem Township 6.722 7.498 7.827 8.689 8.820 9.716 10,715 50.6 North Charleroi Borough 7.115 , 8.387 8.313 11.168 13.279 69.6 North Franklin Township 7.831 8.978 9.508 10.103 11.886 15.825 100.4 North Strabane Township 7,897 9,244 9.547 10.727 11,034 13.689 88.8 Nottingham Township 7.250 8.265 8.865 9.673 18,194 24.417 131.8 Peters Township 10.534 12.666 13.574 15.905 9.179 10,034 11,182 60.6 Robinson Township 6.961 8.196 8.151 10.680 11.454 57.6 Roscoe Borough 7.266 8,611 8.370 9.549 8.281 10.371 69.1 Smith Township 6.134 7,262 7,084 7.712 9.833 13.529 106.3 Somerset Township 6,559 7,769 7.885 9.005 8,878 11.233 8A.9 South Franklin Township 6.175 7,181 7.380 8.052 12,267 17.021 97.6 South Strabane Township 8.612 9.878 10,383 11.413 14.487 71.0 Speers Borough 8.472 10.328 10.670 11,099 11,746 9.503 13.014 83.0 Stockdale Borough 7.112 7,891 7.654 8,880 12.250 11.487 36.8 Twilight Borough 8.399 9.829 10.091 11.188 9.982 12.076 72.2 Union Township 7,011 8,057 8.322 9.338 9,679 9.492 49.3 Washington City 6.359 7,353 7.882 8:756 9,064 9.968 8,589 36.6 West Alexander Borough 6.290 7,759 8.174 8.847 10,042 68.6 West Bethlehem Township 5.957 6.882 7,122 7,988 8.051 9.181 51.7 West Brownsville Borough 6.053 7.068 6,998 7.643 6.905 9.540 81.3 ~est Finley Township 5.263 5.715 5.886 6.334 12.136 13,043 58.8 West Middletown Borough 8.211 9,668 9.986 11.072 9.161 10.657 68.8 West Pike Run Township 6,315 7,569 7,232 8.493 N 'A: Data unavailable for those years 10 I
Washington County
D espite the decline in manufacturing, primarily in steel, glass and their supporting industries, Washington County has enjoyed an increase in employment within government, wholesale/retail trade and service industries, For example, in 1965 over 17,000 worked in the manufacturing industry while 1993 showed only 12,003 (a loss of approximately 5,000 jobs). Fortunately, in the same 25 year period the num ber of people employed in service industries increased by 12,000 from just under 4,000 people to over 16,000. Such offsetting of losses and gains result ed in stability through diversification. In 1965 the difference between the number of people employed in the two highest employment industries, manufacturing and wholesale/retail trade, was close to 9,000 with manufacturing holding the edge. By 1993 the difference between the same two industries closed to only 3,800 employees with whole sale/retail trade on top. The two industries that employed the most people by 1993, wholesale/retail trade and services, had a difference of only 400 employ ees. In 1965, people employed in manufacturing made up only 45% of the people employed in the county. Yet, by 1993 manufacturing represented only 19% while the other major industries, wholesale/ retail trade and services, accounted for 25% and' 26% of Washington County employment respectively. Since Washington County employment no longer centers around a single industry, the threat of economic instability from the collapse of one industry has dissipated. If anything good came from the decline in the manufacturing industry, it is that this drop acted as a stimulus for the diversification that will secure Washington County's economic future. q
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7 *1 Government I . .6.1% U Construction 2S% -1 .14 J ManufacturingS.26%
Wholesale/Retail Of| POM Utilities/Transportation 1 93 Li 1Finance,FR4 Insurane RalEte 25% I
Washington County
"" ashington County has 2,821 miles of highway. Interstates 70 and 79,
which intersect just outside of the City of Washington, account for 64 Wk/ the Pennsylvania Turnpike, of those miles, providing vital links to Morgantown, WV. cities in the midwest, and the cities of Erie, Pittsburgh and acts as an impor Route 22, traversing the northwestern sector of the county, also Airport, the city of tant connection with the Greater Pittsburgh International Pittsburgh and cities in West Virginia and Ohio. exposes the Mon The Mon/Fayette Expressway, joining 1-70 with route 40, 51 section of the Valley to 1-70 and all of its vital connections. The 1-70 to Route under con highway received Federal approval in May of 1994 and is currently access highway struction. The entire Mon/Fayette Expressway, a 65 mile limited for completion by to connect Pittsburgh, PA and Morgantown,WV is scheduled the end of the decade. the region is Another proposed project that will impact Washington County and as the first leg the Southern Beltway, a 30 mile, $600 million expressway to serve greater Pittsburgh of a beltway around the city of Pittsburgh. Originating at the this road will International Airport and ending at the Mon Fayette Expressway, job opportunities provide residents and businesses with access to the airport and the Southern while reducing congestion on 1-79, the Parkway west and northern end of the Expressway. In addition, the new interchange on 1-79 at the use industrial park. Southpointe development provides direct access to this mixed in Washington There are 73 trucking and warehouseing companies headquartered and provide ser County which make good use of the County's highway system vices to local business and industry. CSX Transportation Washington County is served by three railroad carriers, (B&O). Conrail and Norfolk Southern (N&W). River provides a link Along the eastern border of the county, the Monongahela 36.8 million tons to ports along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. An estimated Monongahela annu of coal. petroleum and other materials are shipped along the ally. on Route 18, oper The County Airport, located south of the City of Washington Since the airport can ates under the direction of the County Commissioners. from the facility, accommodate business jets, many companies operate aircraft as the fourth busiest in accounting for the Washington County Airport ranking of the first electronic Southwestern Pennsylvania. With the recent installation from the 35,000 land guidance system (ILS), airport operations should increase ings and take-offs in 1995. 14 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
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HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS
Completed Construction I Restoration Planned New Roads Under Construction Proposed New Roads Eli~r_Planned Restoration and Improvements 16 RECREiATION AND
Cross I W /I/Creekashington Park County (3,500 owns acres), and Mingooperates Creek three parks,Park (2,600 acres) and Ten Mile Creek Park (22 acres). Additionally, numerous other municipal parks and facil ities and state game lands contribute to the recreational opportunities available to residents and visitors. Washington County boasts sixteen (16) golf courses including serves as Quicksilver, a championship quality course near Midway that golf home to the Pittsburgh Senior Classic PGA tour, and Southpointe course in the mixed use industrial park. Ladbroke at the Meadows, a pari-mutuel race track, features harness and the racing highlighted by two high stakes races, the Adios Messenger. the Coca-cola Star Lake Amphitheatre, located in Hanover Township at from intersection of Route 18 and Route 22, showcases musical artists classical to contemporary venues. Washington County is the international home of Pony League Baseball and the yearly Pony League World Series. Beyond that, numerous fes tivals and workshops take place throughout the year including, but not limited to, needle and yarn workshops, children's arts and crafts, nature walks, dog shows, maple tapping, National Pike Festival, Covered Bridge Festival, Pumpkin Festival, Maple Festival, Apple Festival and the Washington County Fair. Sportsmen will also enjoy the abundant hunting and fishing opportuni ties available in the five state gamelands totaling 11,858 acres. Tournaments sponsored by the local Bass Masters organizations include an annual Bass Tournament, a Big Bass Buddy Tournament and the 2000 Turkeys Tournament. As a bonus to all of this excitement, Washington County is optimally located to professional sporting events and other forms of top entertain ment in Pittsburgh, PA and Wheeling, WV. Ir of the finest servicesAND and SERVICESashington County has some amenities in the Commonweath.
H ealth Care Washington County has three General Hospitals: Washington, Canonsburg and Monongahela Valley. In addi tion to the general hospitals the county has eleven extended care hospitals and facilities, nine outpatient clinics and one state hospital. There are over 285 practicing physicians, 126 dentists and 12 separate ambulance services. These differ ent and essential medical services help ensure excellent health care for all of Washington County's citizens. p olice and Fire Protection Washington County is served by 51 volunteer fire depart ments and one paid department which is located in the City of Washington. Besides the 38 separate police departments in Washington County, the Pennsylvania State Police, which operates Troop B Headquarters in the City of Washington, provides patrols in all local municipalities and often assists local police departments.
ducation Washington County has 14 public school districts, 21 non public schools, two vocational-technical schools, six trade and vocational schools and two institutions of higher edu cation: California University of Pennsylvania and Washington and Jefferson College. C ommunity Facilities Washington County has 14 public libraries and two private libraries, California University Library containing 338,000 volumes and the Washington and Jefferson College Library containing 195,000 volumes. The county has over 321 churches representing every denomination, in addition to a synagogue. Social and civic groups are also active in all parts of the county. HOSPITAL AND OUTPATIENT !,CLINICS
1996 1. The Washington Hospital 2. Canonsburg General Hospital A. Avella Family Practice Office 3. Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc. B. Centerville Clinics, Inc. 4. Brownsville General Hospital C. Cokeburg Medical Building (Fayette County) 0. Community Medical Center of 5. Weirton Medical Center Northwest Washington County, Inc. (Weirton, West Virginia) E. Crossroads Medical Office F. Mon Valley United Health Services, Inc. a. Vestaburg Clinic A Hospitals H. West Alexander Family Practice Office Outpatient Clinics I
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POLICE DEPARTMENTS2
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25. MONONGAHELA CITY 1. ALLENPORT BORO. 12. CLAYSVILLE BORO. 26. MT. PLEASANT TWP. 13. COAL CENTER BORO. 1. ELCO BORO. 27. NORTH BETHLEHEM TWP. 14. DONEGALTWP. 1. ROSCOE BORO. 28. NORTH CHARLEROI BORO. 15. DONORA BORO 1. STOCKDALE BORO. 29. NORTH FRANKLIN TWP. 16. EAST BETHLEHAM TWP. 2. BEALLSVILLE BORO. 30. NORTH STRABANETWP. 17. EAST WASHINGTON BORO. 3. BENTLEYVILLE BORO. 31. PETERS TWP. Is. ELLSWORTH (ELL-CO) 4. BURGETTSTOWN BORO. 32. SMITH TWP. 18. COKEBURG (ELL-CO) BORO. 33. SOUTH STRABANETWP. 5. CALIFORNIA FALLOWFIELD TWP. BORO. 19. 34. UNION TWP. 6. CANONSBURG 20. HANOVER TWP. 35. WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF 7. CARROLLTWP. 21. HOUSTON BORO TWPR 36. WASHINGTON CITY B. CECIL JEFFERSON TWP. BORO. 22. 37. WEST BROWNSVILLE BORO. 9. CENTERVILLE McDONALD BORO. 23. 38. WEST PIKE RUN TWP. 10. CHARLEROI BORO. 24. MIDWAY BORO 11. CHARTIERS TWPR 20 I
DFIRE S6,DEPARTMENTS
12. McDONALD 44.37. SOUTHSOUTH STRABANESTRABANE TWP. NO. 12 31. CLAYSVILLE 13. MIDWAY 40. ALLENPORT COKEBURG 17. STOCKDALE 68. 62. MONONGAHELA 34. AMWELL VESTA SIX 36. TAYLORSTOWN 19. DENBO 42. MORRIS 35. AVELLA DONORA 46. VALLEY INN 66. 41. MT. PLEASANT 11. BENTLEYVILLE TWP. 54. WASHINGTON CITY 15. EAST BETHLEHEM 14. NEW EAGLE 21. BURGETISTOWN ELLSWORTH 73. WEIRTON HEIGHTS 38. 43. NORTH FRANKLIN TWP. 23. CALIFORNIA 24. ELRAMA 39. WEST ALEXANDER 48. NORTH STRABANE TWP. 52. CANTON TWP. NO. 1 TWP. 61. WEST BROWNSVILLE 47. FALLOWFIELD 64. PETERS TWP. NO. 1 69. CANONSBURG FINLEYVILLE 53. WEST FINLEY 26. 54. PETERS TWP. NO. 2 63. CARROLL TWP. TWP. 30. WEST MIDDLETOWN 45. HANOVER 27. RICHEYVILLE TWP. NO. 1 28. CECIL 65. HOUSTON 16. ROSCOE TWP. NO. 2 TWP. 29. CECIL 49. JEFFERSON 18. SLOVAN 10. TWP. NO. 3 FOUR CECIL 22. LOCK 70. SOMERSET TWP. 33. CHARLEROI LONE PINE 50. 32. SOUTH FRANKLIN TWP. 25. CHARTIERS 67. MARIANNA 21 I
SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT
Colleges and Universities 1994 1995 6,800 5,200 A. California University of Pennsylvania 1,150 1,128 B. Washington & Jefferson College 87-68 88 -89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 SCHOOL DISTRICTS 84-85 85-86 86-87 852 850 831 841 821 916 1183 900 1,355 1. Avella 910 908 906 175 1,401 1,371 1,383 1,344 1,327 2. Bentworth 1,580 1,504 1,600 1,450 1,4 1,717 1,658 1,676 1,875 1,830 1,1114 1,821 1,786 1,741 3. Beth Center 1,854 1,861 1,550 1,500 1,541 1,542 1,536 1,800 1,685 1,I524 1,624 1,171 4. Burgettstown 1,913 1,896 ?52 1,218 1,232 1,228 1,179 1,203 5. California .1,351 1,351 1,315 1,282 1, 3,684 3,700 3,751 4,155 3,886 3, 838 3,891 3,672 3,863 6. Canon McMlllan 4,413 4,236 1,952 1,952 1,904 1,864 1,769 1,921 1,910 1, 980 1,828 1,205 7. Charleroi 1,955 1,986 207 1,152 1,142 1,178 1,160 1,180 8. Chartiers Houstion 1,458 1,376 1,400 1,265 1, 1,491 1,484 1,467 1,479 1, 471 1,448 1,478 1,455 9. Fort Cherry 1,589 1,528 1,516 2,765 2,830 2,772 2,741 2,786 2,816 2,900 2,577 2, 729 2,761 3,022 10. McGuffey 2,868 426 2,488 2,571 2,665 2,753 2,911 11. Peters 2,693 2,545 2,478 2,419 2, 3,724 3,701 3,743 3,921 3, B08 3,729 3,737 3,759 12. Ringgold 4,243 4,101 4,013 4,106 4,091 4,052 4,041 4,094 4,230 4,147 4, 124 4,147 2,213 13. Trinity 4,415 4,362 948 2,190 2,072 2,054 2,091 2,065 14. Washington 2,266 2,243 2,113 2,301 1, 30,258 30,609 WASHINGTON COUNTY 34,120 33,361 32,222 31,068 30,579 30,616 30,286 30,549 30,243 NOTE: Survey does not Include intermedimte unit (I. U.) enrollment 22 '-a a.' a.-',' a. / / Ii / / 2 I, f •
La a. OPEN SPACES
A. Cross Creek County Park I. Canonsburg Lake - PA Fish Commission B. Mingo Creek County Park J. Dutch Fork Lake - PA Fish Commission C. Ten Mile Creek County Park K. Agape Bible Camp D. Hillman State Park (American Lutheran Church of Western PA) E. State Gamelands No. 117 L. Camp Anawanna F. State Gamelands No. 232 (Boy Scouts of America) G. State Gamelands No. 245 M. Camp Buffalo (Y.M.C.A.) H. State Gamelands No. 297
23 GOLF COURSES
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1. Chippewa (Public) 10. Pine Oaks (proposed) 2. Double Dam (Public) 11. Quicksilver (Public) 3. Fort Cherry (Public) 12. Rolling Green (Public) 4. Hidden Valley (Private) 13. Rolling Hills (Private) 5. Linden Wood (Public) 14. Southpointe (Private) 6. Lone Pine (Private) 15. Valley Brook (Private) 7. Maggi's (Public) 16. Village Green (Public) 8. Monongahela (Private) 17. Washington (Private) 9. Nemacolin (Private) 24 Business &
ashington County has over 4,000 industries, employing over 63,000
people in diverse areas ranging from manufacturing steel and primary metals to business services. Additionally, 20 industrial parks including Southpointe, a mixed use industrial park along 1-79 north of Canonsburg contribute to the economic development of the County. Over 270 manufacturers employ 12,000 people. Similarly, over 1,300 wholesale and retail establishments employ an excess of 15,000 people; 262 finance, insurance and real estate companies employ nearly 2,000 people and 1,381 service industries employ more than 16,000 people. A review of these numbers reveal diversification among business and industry resulting in a well-rounded county. The residential and commercial construction industry in Washington County has begun to boom as evidenced by the Route 19 and Interstate 79 region. Communities such as Peters Township and Cecil Township experienced the highest growth rates over the past few years followed by North Strabane Township and South Strabane Township. However, during 1994-1995, for the first time, East Finley Township and West Finley Township enjoyed a significant boom in new construction, com parative to totals reflected in North and South Strabane. To adequately reflect the growth in some of these areas, a quick inspection of 1991 figures and 1995 figures show that in 1991, Peters, North Strabane, and South Strabane Townships experi enced the most growth, closely followed by Cecil Township. Yet, in 1995, Peters remained the highest growth area, closely followed by Cecil Township and North Strabane, West Finley, South Strabane, and East Finley Townships respectively. With the growing availability of public sewer and water, the business and indus trial future of Washington County continues to look bright.
Southpoint Industrial Park 25 I INDUSTRIAL PARKS
1. Arden 11. Meadowlands Development 2. Arden Downs 12. Needmore 3. Atlas Railroad I Eighty Four 13. Paris 4. Beatty 14. Reata Development 5. Conway 15. Ruetom 6. Donora 16. Southpointe 7. Gambles 17. Teodori 8. Greater Charleroi 18. Washington County Industrial Park 9. Henderson North Strabane 10. Maiden 19. West Point 20. Wilson 26 I
RETAIL CENTERS -
A. Charleroi H. North Gate Plaza B. Charleroi Chamber Mall I. Oak Springs/Walmart 18 Plaza C. DeBartolo (proposed) J. Route District D. Donaldson Crossroad Mall K. Washington Business and Plaza E. Franklin Mall L. Washington Mall F. Gallery Shops M. Waterdam Plaza Plaza G. Jefferson Court Plaza N. Wolfdale 27 I
INDEI
,,-, -over $40 million $5- $15 million over $25 million $1 - $5 million over $15 million under $1 million Total Value $226,577,096 28 I
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
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Municipal Telephone Numbers
Allenport Borough ...... 3264021 Independence Township ...... 587-3518 Amwell Township ...... 267-3649 Jefferson Township ...... 947-3377 Beallsville Borough ...... 632-5420 Long Branch Borough ...... 483-5950 Bentleyville Borough ...... 239-2112 Marianna Borough ...... 267-4449 Blaine Township ...... 948-2157 McDonald Borough...... 926-4711 Buffalo Township ...... 222-8109 Midway Borough ...... 796-8700 Burgettstown Borough ...... 947-2011 Monongahela City ...... 258-5500 California Borough ...... 9388878 Morris Township ...... 225-1429 Canonsburg Borough ...... 745.1800 Mount Pleasant Township ...... 356-7974 Canton Township ...... 225-8990 New Eagle Borough ...... 258-4477 Carroll Township ...... 483-7330 North Bethlehem Township ...... 945-6289 Cecil Township ...... 745-2227 North Charleroi Borough ...... 483-8431 Centerville Borough ...... 632-6307 North Franklin Township ...... 228-3330 Charleroi Borough ...... 483-6011 North Strabane Township ...... 745-8880 Chartiers Township ...... 745-3415 Nottingham Township ...... 348-5622 Claysville Borough ...... 663-4470 Peters Township ...... 941-4180 Coal Center ...... 938-7560 Robinson Township ...... 926-8700 Cokeburg ...... 945-6082 Roscoe Borough ...... 938-7109 Cross Creek Township ...... 587-3442 Smith Township ...... 947-9456 Deemston Borough ...... 267-3656 Somerset Township ...... 222-0630 Donegal Township ...... 663-5800 South Franklin Township ...... 225-4828 Donora Borough ...... 379-6600 South Strabane Township ...... 225-9055 Dunlevy Borough ...... 483-3672 Speers Borough ...... 483-5882 East Bethlehem Township ...... 377-1777 Stockdale Borough ...... 938-3770 East Finley Township ...... 6634482 Twilight Borough ...... 489-1110 East Washington Borough ...... 222-2929 Union Township ...... 348-4250 Elco Borough ...... 938-9454 Washington City ...... 223.4200 Ellsworth Borough ...... 239-3874 West Alexander Borough ...... 484-7346 Fallowfield Township ...... 483-8700 West Bethlehem Township ...... 267-4665 Finleyville Borough ...... 348-6321 West Brownsville Borough ...... 785-5533 Green Hills Borough ...... 225-8460 West Finley Township ...... 663-7390 Hanover Township ...... 947-9109 West Middletown Borough ...... 587-3088 Hopewell Township ...... 345-3333 West Pike Run Township ...... 938-9194 Houston Borough ...... 745.1112
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County Office Telephone Numbers
Administration ...... 228-6725 Housekeeping & Maintenance.. 228-6855 Authority ...... 228-6060 Adult Probation ...... 228-6860 Housing ...... 228-6836 Adult Services ...... 228-6856 Human Services ...... 228-6875 Airport ...... 228-5151 Industrial Development Commissioners ...... 228-2974 Audit Clerk (Orphans' Court) ...... 228-6905 Jury Agency.. 228-2870 Bridge Department ...... 228-65 Job Training Program 684-8010 Budget Department ...... 228-6894 & Probation ... 228-6794 Chief Clerk ...... 228-6787 Juvenile Court 228-6747 Children & Youth Social Services ...... 228-6884 Law Library ...... Fax ...... 228-6890 Clerk of Courts ...... 228-6787 Health/Retardation .... 228-6832 Commissioners ...... 228-6724 Mental Fax ...... 228-6965 Parks & Recreation ...... 228-6867 228-6738 Conservation District ...... 228-6774 Personnel ...... Commission ...... 228-6811 Contract Manager ...... 228-6729 Planning Prothonotary ...... 228-6770 Controller ...... 228-6800 Public Defender ...... 228-6818 Cooperative Extension Service ...... 228-6881 Public Safety ...... 228-6733 Coroner ...... 228-6785 & Information ... 228-6811 Correction Facility ...... 228-6845 Publications 228-6740 County Authority ...... 228-6734 Purchasing ...... Recorder of Deeds ...... 228-6806 Courts ...... 228-6797 ..... 228-6875 Court Administrator ...... 2286797 Redevelopment Authority of Wills ...... 228-6775 Data Processing ...... 228-6897 Register ...... 228-6840 Day Care ...... 228-6969 Sheriff 228-6727 District Attorney ...... 228-6790 Solicitor ...... Assessment ...... 228-6850 Divorce Court ...... 2224865 Tax Tax Claim Bureau ...... 228-6767 Domestic Relations ...... 228-6756 Tourist Promotion Agency ..... 228-8130 Drug & Alcohol ...... 228-6746 ...... 228-6780 Economic Development ...... 228-6816 Treasurer Office ...... 228-6973 Election/Registration Office ...... 228-6750 U. of P. Outreach Veterans Affairs ...... 228-6865 Equal Employment Opp. Officer ...... 228-6746 Weights & Measures ...... 228-6866 Fair Board ...... 228-9421 Health Center ...... 225-5010
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33 1. Wheeling Creek 10. Peters Creek 2. Buffalo Creek 11. Houston Run 3. Cross Creek 12. Mingo Creek 4. Harmon Creek 13. Pigeon Creek 5. King's Creek 14. Maple Creek 6. Raccoon Creek 15. Pike Run 7. Robinson Run 16. Two Mile Run 8. Millers Run 17. Ten Mile Run 9. Charters Creek 34 I
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Southpointe Golf Club Clubhouse
35 APPENDIX D
EARTHQUAKE DATA * ...... K' A 14 T II QJ IJ A K E I I A T A It A !; F: ": Y :; 'I K: it
FIAhE CHIEATElD: 20-F'fl-1997 16:11:29.30 Circle S(,irr1:h F:ar Lliquakes- 122 Latitude: 40.I/tH Lonqi tude: 60.215W Radius: 200.000 km Selected Catalogs: SRA USIIIS EPB SESR NEUS DNAG PDE Distance separation (km) 15.0000 Duplicate Eliminator Used: Time separation (sec) - 10.0000 PDE Acceptable Cataloq(s): DNAG SES_ EPB USIIIS SRA NEUS
STN *-***H A G N I T U D E S.... F-E STA ****INPORMATION**.* RADIAL CATALOG D A T E ORIGIN ***COORDINATES** DEPTH pP CONTRIBUTE:D REG IEMFHDIPF PHENOMENA DIST YEAR 140 DA TIME LAT. LONG. km DEV mb OBS Ms OilS SOURCE VALUES NPAPOEDFL DTSVNW; km TFPS PEDG
411 t 6F ...... 152 USHIS 1776 1400 z 39.600 -81.900 1I3.70HIEPB 1 4711 ...... 159 EPB 1823 05 30 41.500 -81.000 I 14.10MISRSN 1 471 4P ...... 142 SESM 1024 07 15 1620 39.300 -81.500 1 471 1 4 ...... 190 SRA 1836 07 08 z 41.500 -81.700 I 14.4OMISF"SN 1 492 5F...... 197 1853 05 02 1420 36.500 -79.500 SSN 471 II 4 ...... 182 SPA 1857 03 01 0140 - 41.800 -80.600 411 I1 4 ...... 190 SPA 1858 04 16 1200 2 41.700 -81.300 471 1 3 ...... 190 SPA 1867 01 13 9 41.500 -81.700 411 G 3 ...... 115 SPA 1873 08 17 1400 Z 41.200 -80.500 471 I 3 ...... 141 SPA 1885 01 18 1130 z 41.300 -81.100 411 II 3 ...... 143 SRA 1885 08 15 0505 - 41.300 -81.100 411 II 3 ...... 20 SRA 185 09 26 2030 z 40.300 -80.100 1 .I.4()A 1 411 II 5 ...... 172 SRA 1686 05 03 0230 z 39.500 -82.100 411 II I...... 190 1898 10 23 2 41.500 -81.700 SRA (C 61Y...... 193 -81.900 I. 40I'AIIA11 .IIl USIIIS 1900 04 09 1400 z 41.400 II, I. I1MiBl:.;N 4/I 4V'...... 1902 06 14 0700 39.400 -81.200 SESM .1/I II 4 ...... 190 SRA 1906 04 20 1830 2 41.500 -81.700 1. lIM f.l.1.:l'Il 4/1 ...... 176 1906 06 27 41.400 -81.600 EPB 41 1.;G ...... 176 SRA 1906 06 27 2110 z 41.400 -81.600 413 ( 4 ...... N.. 162 SRA 1907 01 10 1030 z 40.430 -78.390 471 It 1 ...... 190 1907 04 12 1928 z 41.500 -81.700 SRA 4/3 (G...... N.. 151, SRA 1907 06 10 1045 z 40.500 -78.500 471 (; I ...... 196 SRA 1926 11 05 1453 Z 39.100 -82.100 I5.30MLEPU 1 471 ...... 196 EPB 1926 11 05 1553 39.100 -82.100 I1.OOPASC 1 411 (; 71...... 196 USIIIS 1926 11 05 1653 z 39.100 -62.100 471 II 5 ...... N.. 112 SRA 1927 01 29 2 40.900 -81.200 471 G 3...... 190 SRA 1929 06 10 z 41.500 -81.700 471 G 3 ...... 189 SRA 1929 09 17 1916 z 41.600 -81.500 13.OOMI.EPII 1 471 .F ...... 181 F:PB 1930 09 29 2115 40.300 -82.400 12.40M1 .FPII 1 471 .F ...... 181 EI' 1931 '03 21 1548 40.300 -82.400 I1.701,.1.1I,1 411 F...... 152 pIln 1932 01 21 41.100 -81.600 I I.00Mhl'nI 1 471 .F...... 181 FPO 1933 02 23 0420 40.300 -82.400 I 471 G 3 ...... 192 SRA 1934 11 05 2000 Z 41.900 -80.400 I 471 II 4 ...... 17.. SRA 1935 05 26 z 41.500 -81.400 I3.30MISFS 1 492 4 ...... 181 SESN 1935 11 01 0830 38.900 -78.900 1 I .192 5 ...... 1441 HEUIS 1915 It 01 0830 CII 38.900 -79.900 -*---M A G N I T II I) ..* V-F '.A .".1Il'lqlAT fN". HAl' I Al. O 1 I GIIN * * *C(s)OIII 'I NATES - IiI |1' S;lN CONTR1IBlUTEID MFG I :PIFMDIP'" I'IIENOMENA cA'rAI.O; LDA TI mb OUS .s OIlS kn DFV NFAPOEDFL DTSVNWO km H () IDA 'r I M t,A'r. ION;. VALUES .; oUJR( 'E YEAR TFPS PEIlG
136 13.00NLEPB 471 .F ..... 136 -80.400 I 471 G 3 ...... EI'a 1936 08 2 6 o055 41.400 -90.400 136 08 2 6 0900 z 41.400 I 471 G 4 ...... SRA 1936 -90.400 193 2 6 0955 z 41.400 I 473 G 3 ...... SRA 1936 08 -78.200" 178 03 2 5 1454 z 40.900 I 473 6 ..... SRA 1937 -76.200 175 1 5 2245 CH 40.400 14.30MLEPO 473 . ... NFUS 1938 07 -78.230 175 07 1 5 224547 40.370 13.30FAODG 473 F 6F .... EPB 1939 -79.230 147 07 1 224612 2 40.370 12.30MLEPB 471 ...... USHIS 1939 s -81.520 146 3 1 1600 41.100 471 G 2 ..... EPB 1940 05 -81.500 189 05 3 1 1700 2 41.100 13.OOMLEPB 471 F .... SRA 1940 -82.280 189 06 1 6 0130 40.930 471 G 4 ..... EPB 1940 -82.300 199 1 6 0230 z 40.900 12.30MLEPB 471 F .... SRA 1940 06 -82.280 199189 07 229 0830 40.930 471 G 3 ..... EPB 1940 -82.300 189 07 208 0930 z 40.900 12.30MLEPB 471 F .... SRA 1940 -82.280 189 08 115 0935 40.930 471 G 3 ..... 189 EPB 1940 -02.300 109 1035 6 40.900 I 2. 30MI4,FPII 471 F .... SRA 1940 09 105 1]9 19 40.930 -82.280 471 G 3 ..... EPO 1940 08 1 0230 40.900 -82.300 471 8 6F .... BRA 08 1.9 0330 6 14.5OHnBAS 194193 1940 -81.309 032524.9 41.628 7 13.60MLEPO 471 F .... USHIS 1943 01 f"U] 184 41.600 -01.400 471 G 2 ..... 184 EPB 1951 12 U 0702 41.600 -09.400 ..... 1951 12 007 2100 Z 471 G 2 )84 SRAk 41.600 -81.400 160 1951 12 21 2000 6 14 . 1 OMHIE'R 471 ...... SRAk -82.020 9 172 06 20 093808.6 39.640 471 G 4 ..... I)NAG 1952 -82.200 190 05 17 2332 6 39.700 471 G 5 .... SRA 1953 -81.700 190 26 1809 z 41.500 I 4. 00MI,.PI 471 F .... SRA 1955 05 -81.730 190 05 26 180923 41.480 I .•60MI.F.PB 471 ..... EPI 1955 -61.730 71 29 011533 41.460 A2.904I1ESN 491 31".. EPB 1955 06 -79.900 71 07 210509 39.600 l2.90NISESN 491 FI.. SESN 1957 03 -79.900 190 SESH 03 13 210041 39.600 I 4 .3()MI.FIllH 47 1 .... 1957 -81.730 184 EPB 01 224631 41.480 492 . 1958 05 -78.200 I 181 07 140045.9 39.700 38 I I.6OUKFEFC 492 ..... SESN 1962 09 -78.200 186 10 10 1459 CIl 39.800 I 1-60MlSESN 492 ..... NEUS 1963 39.655 -78.197 0 181 1963 10 10 145952.3 I 13.60 MLEPR 492 ..... SESH 39.800 -78.200 15 178 1963 10 10 145952.5 I 5. 20UKI':F'C 473 rpa 40.400 -78.200 473A 5.... 198 NEUS 1964 02 13 1946 Ce1 13.3OMn 40.377 -77.957 1 178 1964 02 13 194640.8 I 5. 20LEPH 473 ..... SRA 40.400 -78.200 41 1964 02 13 3 194642 13.30UKEFC 473 ..... EPB 40.100 -79.800 .. .n.. 45 1965 10 01I 0217 CH 13.30MLEPB 473 ..... NEUS 40.080 -79.750 96 1965 10 01 I 021727 1. 80mbNUT 491 EPB 39.300 -80.300 491 G 4.... 97 09 29 0 DNAG 1966 -80.400 N. 194 20 8 205906 Z 39.300 I. tOMn 492 A ..... *.... N .. SRA 1966 09 -78.245 05 2 145951.6 39.610 0 I. 20MI) 492 B ..... Ile SRA 1969 39.619 -78.275 184 05 22 175941.4 0 492 A ..... BRA 1970 -78.229 195 02 078 192946.3 39.649 0 473 006 ..... SRA 1971 -78.167 .... N..N. 71 1: 5 171910.009 40.623 0 12..90MISESN 491 3F.... PDE' 1971 03 -79.900 168 09 2 151713.7 39.600 I1.B0UK r 471 027 ..... SESH 1972 -81.610 4 183 10 050 151355.6 39.060 I.. 01Mn 492 n ..... DNAG 1974 39.615 -78.252 0 N.. 01 120 105649.1 I1I. 15MtIMI'RF 491 ..... "71 SRA 1976 39.600 -79.900 0 1t1 1976 Os 206 184608.1 I. 101mn 492D . 104 DNAG 39.700 -78.240 ]978 04 6 193023.3 "•• 6OMnSCP 473 003 ..... SRA 40.210 -79.050 2 I)NAG 1982 02 3 042820.6 j T U L E s." F-E SIA **-*INFORHA'I'1ON.... HAIIAAL *-*COO)IIIlNATI:S*-* DIEPTII pl' SIN **- *.M A G N PVIS CONTRIIIUK'D REG IEMFMDIPF I'IIFNOMN"NA 1 ;ST CATAlIO D A T K: ORIGIN HS LAT. LONG. km DotV mb OW': MO DA *r I ME SOIIR('E YEAR VALUES NFAPOEDF'L IyrSVNP(; TF'PS PEI)C
198 0 13. OOMN)SCP 473 186 1982 05 1 2 182933 40.410 -77.960 10 I 3.30MnEPB 471 DNAG 41.760 -81.010 001 196 1983 01 2 2 074658 18 I?2.5OHnEPB 471 005 EPO 41.830 -81.090 157 EPB 1983 11 1.9 162220 18 I 3. 2OMiEPB 471 41.590 -80.400 020 4 ...... 186 DNAG 1985 04 1.4 113954 G I.500mbEPB 471 -81.180 5 179 1986 01 I1 164643 41.700 G 12.50Mn 471 B 4 ...... EPB 41.645 -81.157 6 90 1986 02 007 183622.3 12.70MtnEPO 471 009 . c.. SRA 40.044 -81.326 1 G 198 rPD 1987 04 111 214828.8 5 14.10MnEPB 471 020 41.931 -80.710 ,F ...... 198 EPB 1987 07 L3 054918.3 5 3.30MnEPB 471 008 41.931 -80.710 G 471 009 .F ...... 198 EPP 1987 07 13 075212.9 5 13. 10NItEPII 41.931 -80.710 G 3 .F ...... 196 EPO 1987 07 13 130524.1 5 12.80MHnGS 471 S& 41.900 -80.800 G 471 008 198 PDE 1987 07 14 145110 5 13.10HEPIH .F ...... 41.931 -80.710 G 471 010 198 EPB 1987 07 16 044940.8 5 13.30MwiEPn .F ...... 41.931 -80.710 G 471 006 .c 121 EPB 1987 08 13 075213 18 I. 2oM0EPII 40.148 -81.700 001 149 EPO 1987 12 16 192622.6 I 3. 20MMIiIll 471 . c.. 39.940 -82.000 471 004 149 ECP 1988 01 22 220709.7 1 G I J. 20IMI'II . C. 39.940 -82.000 471 010 149 EPO 1988 02 20 223310.3 1 13. 3O0nEPB . .. 39.940 -82.000 471 005 E.. 172 EPO 1988 03 19 162910.7 I "1.20HnPB S... 163012.6 41.630 -80.966 471 21 3F ...... 123 EPO 1988 03 31 0 I 1.40HnGS 39.753 -81.613 471 008 PI)E 1988 05 28 161828.12 0 G 12. 70Mt1`PII 198 41.840 -81.114 471 00I CPO 1988 06 27 044631.8 194 41.831 -81.030 5 I 2. 50HmRI'I 1 /q 1988 12 25 021134.9 G 0.1 I 4,' 001 ...... CPO 41.636 -81.166 5 12. s0mIlt1`1'11 145 1988 12 28 232824.5 13 . 20MIlEl'Iq 471 004 C.. EPO 39.874 -81.937 1 149 1989 12 31 193736.1 G I I 3.20MIIEPfl 471 007 EPB 39.940 -82.000 G 128 1990 03 25 202056.9 13. 00MnEPII 411 003 . c.. EPB 40.286 -81.775 18I G 125 1990 04 13 233901.3 1I3.20MuEPII 471 005 . C.. EPO 40.149 -81.750 S...c.. 121 1990 07 09 010533.8 G 0.4 471 008 EPB 39.988 -81.756 G I3. 60MIEPII S...c.. 149 1990 11 07 220449.3 G I 471 00,4 ECP 39.940 -82.000 0 ) . BOHIIFEPII 198 1990 12 04 204626.7 I I 2. 50MIOTT 4/1 31'...... EPB -80.122 5 194 072248.5 CL 41.953 . 471 0().i PDE 1990 12 17 1 G I I 70MIEI'III 41.608 -81.593 471 1q8 EPO 1991 01 26 032121.7 0 S 04I I 2.50HHiGs 40.387 -77.956 02.1 198 PDE 1991 04 17 174239.00 2 I •70MitF:i'I 47 I 41.814 -81.220 00 .' 198 1992 03 15 061356.8 12 50MI'EPl 471 CPO 41.814 -81.220 0 001 199 FPn 1992 03 15 062807.3 13. 1 O0nEPII 471 41.920 -80.812 5 180 1992 \ 03 28I 082246.2 I l.40MnGS 1 471 I ' 4F ...... EPB 41.698 -81.012 5 PDE 1993 10 16 063005.32t I 3.60HnOTT 12.40MnGS 194 471 11 ...... 5G I I 2. 90NnOTT PDE 1995 02 23 093213 0 41.870 -80.830 HDF$:[HDF.PUBUC)SR1 51146.DAT 23. 1995 First date: o. 1776 Last date: Feb
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3. :NT - Earthquake Intensity file
EARTHQUAKE DATA BASE
a period of several decades. The current oata oase was assembled over manualLy into the data Constituent catalogs were in some cases entered entered from comouter from puoLished papers and in other cases Dase of the institutions that tames supplied to the N1EC ty representatives were provided to the U.S. compiLeo the cataLois. Some of the catalogs by the National Survey in computer-reaaabLe form ueoLogicaL and Atmosohertc I.eophysicaL Data Center of the NationaL Oceanic sa'instration (;iOAA) (Rinehart and others, 1985). are Listed on pages 8-14. If The sources of CdtaLOUS in the data base base is not consistent dn entry attribjted to a source in the data source publication the entry tor the same earthquake given in the witn Latter should taken as or preferred LY the source institution. the are uodated versions of authoratative. Some catalogs in the data base by the authors and those cescrite% in the cited references provided reference. rrepared using tne conventions described in the
not been abLe to determine the sources for some cataLogs .Tne USSS has in the data base in the oati oase. These cataLogs are retained efforts' and they may oecause thaey cLearLy represent major cataloging included in other include significant earthquakes that are not cataLogs. 2000.C. throuqh temporal extent of the oata base extends from The of Eoicenters (PDE) the current .eeK of the PreLimindry Determination detailed accordin; to pro;ram.e Eicn eartnquake in the data oase is intensity' ana source, c.te, time, Latitude' Longitude, magnitude' two or more records scismic-reLatei information. Duplicate entries. than one catalog. for the. same event, may resuLt from searching more for each earthquakes there wiLt oe no more than one entry for most by using authority. ay seLecting the desired catalogs or cataLoging duplicate tne OupLicate Earthquake ELiminator (Search Options), cerioheraL information entries can be mostLy eLiminated. Caution: a Latitude and may vary 4ith each cataLog entry. An epicenter with that the earthquake longituoe of exactly u.% degrees usuaLLy indicates was not 6eLL enough known that the cataloging authority would Location from the data assign an epicenter to it. An earthquake is extracted zase when it meat4 all input user-conditions. are made Tne data oase is not static; as additions or modifications The cataloqs availabLe, ne'= cita are added and oLd data are deleted. data. The are not systematicaLLy critiqued for erroneous or missing for catalogs user shoulo be aware that some of the source-institutions versions of the in tne data oase may have vroduced. more recent catalogs than those in the present data base. not retained in the I'icro-earthqadKeS nhving magnitudes below 1.C are I
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Less than 2.0 are found in the cata oase. Earthquakes with magnitudes Level of earthcuakes in the c;ata case, :ut in jeneraL, the magnituje of micro-earthquake data shouLd t3ta 06se range from 2.5-9.5. Users networks in their area contact institutions that operate seismograoh of interest. to assess the accuracy ana It is uLtimateLy the i.seros resoonsibiLity from the data base ano to completeness oT d Gata-set extracted for the ourposes to which the determine if these are sufficient ý.ta-set 4ouLG Le apspLec.
AUTOMATED MAP PLOTS
to the user as a cart cf the page-size pLot of the data is returned Earthauake epicenters are compLeted selumicity search request. to magnitude. In the Lower -Lotted as symnocLs that vary according aisplays the magnitude range of the section of tne plot, the Legend magnitude values are assigned ;Lotteo rata. cartnquakes with unknown of zero. To avolo overolotting, a symboL corrtsponlinf to a magnituce vaLue at each location. tne map cispLays only the Largest mainituce The apoearancL of tne map is cata Cependent.
SEARCH MODES
five (5) search modes to Tne EARTHQUAKE aATA S SYSTE 4 utiLizes zefine the .ata seLection methoo.
the aata base. (1) ýL3DaL - A general search method of regardLess of the This method extracts earthquakes may be used. earthq.ake5s Location. Search Options is broken down (2) FLinn-•nguahL humber - The 6Lobe and political into re;ions oasD d on ;eographic region is (FLinn ard others, 1974). Each ,LoLncaries search method uses assi~ncj a jniqje numoer. This data base. The these njst.ers to extract data from tne regions oer EDWS aLLois a maximum ot ZO selected execution sequence.
within a soecified (3) RectaniLe - SeLects earthauakes grid. E:BS 2oes not Latituoe ano Longituc.e geo;raphic 1,3 deorees of seirch a jrij that spanu more than AiLL reverse riqht and Lon-ýit%.Je. if necessary, Less than 10 Left Lon~ituje su that the gric soans the in other worasf EDES wiLl stways search zm6LLercegrets. ýriý, zeteen two Longituces.
that are Located (4) CircLe -- Selects earthquakes Location. ,ithin a circle centereo at a user-specified 100, 200, 300 kin; a The fixeýz seLectaoLe radii are 50, variabLe raoiis input option is aLso availabLe. Page 4
Re;ion, ALaska, ALeutian Islands (5) United States. Border IsLand Region, and SeLected Hai.aii, Cariofean Mexico. pLus aojacent border areas of Areas - 50 states Region Territories' and Caribbean IsLands Canada, Yukon FLinn-EngdahL searcheo with the foLLowing 9 4 are and others,1 7 ): CeograpniC Region Numoers (FLMnn 85-95; 456-469; 471-514; 1-3; 5-17; 19-20; 25-46; 516-520; o12-613; 672-676. Search - This search (6) U.S. State or United States of earthquake that are concition produces a List state borders. In some Locateo with the seLected border is extremeLy instances where the state Located on the boundary between convoLuted, earthquakes adjacent Listed that are Located in an states may oe zip required to input the 2-Letter state. The user is 50 the seLectee state. Any of the code that represents "US", then may oe accessed. If the user inputs states States except earth.wages Located with the United aLL the data base. ALaska and Hawaii are extracted from ALL options may oe used.
SEARCH OPTIONS
to customize the data output and 7he ten (10) search options are used The search options can be used either to seLect output fiLe formats. with other search options. individuaLLy or in combinations (1) The output data formats are: of Coded (1) FC RMAT 1 (SR.DAT) - See DescriDtion 1 a SR.DAT Listing Output (pa.e U). An exampLe of is sno~n on page 47.
Z (VX.-DAT) - A condensed one-Line (i.) FORMAT for of Format 1. The fiLe is designed version of a VX.DAT computar orocessing. An exampLe Listin; is shodn on page 43. and Format 2 (3) FORPIAT 3 - Both Format 1 (SR.DAT) (VX.DAT) are pruduced. produces (4) F(RAAT -* (STAT.DAT) ) - This option output fiLe in an magnituae and lepth summary increments chart form. Tne magnitude and depth increments are on are in the X-axis and the year vaLue (of the the Y-axis. The Largest magnitude is seLected for four possibLe magnitude vaLues) The year is omitted from the year tbbuLation. BLank se~uance if cat& ire not avaiLabLe. are tabulated magnituce vaLues and depth vaLues example of a under the unknobn category. An 49. STAT.DAT Listing is shodn on page Page 5
for athe (5) City Format - This format is produced Location be user who prefers the earthouake LocaLity rather referenced to the nearest town or This than a Location defined oy coordinates. is external format is generated oy a routine that The VX tre "Edrth4uake Data base System". to Data formattea fiLe (produced by the "Earthquake city 3ase System") is the input file to the the format of the Location program. An example of City Format is shown on page 50.
according to the (2) CataLog Source - SeLects data avaiLabLe (1, 2P or CataLog Source. Three choices are 3):
Enter 1: DispLays catalog choices.
Enter Z: The entire aata base is searched. the cataLog Enter 3: Enter the numeric value of c;Oi CeS.
the specified (3) Date - SeLects cata according to of data begins input year-to-year range. SeLection year or the with the initial year through the terminal eno-of-fiLe. in Vonth-Day Sut-Option - SeLects earthquakes order starting with the initiaL yearr consecutive yearr month and oay and ends with the terminating month and day.
by the input depth (4) Depth - 3eLects oats as aefined and the input range. If the year is prior to 1964 the earthquake with cepth range Lies between 0 - 70 km. data base. This unknown aepths are extracted from the Lack of depth automatic febture compensates for the prior to 1964. estimates associated with earthquakes the "known This feature may be overrioden by seLecting oepth" option.
- SeLects data (5) Magnitu;e-:ntenslty IntervaLs values or magnitude accorOini to the input intensity from the data base viLues. An eartnquake is extracted is within the when the intensity or magnitude parameter option should be range of the input values. This select individuaL Cypassed if the user wishes to if this option is options of intensity and magnitude; and magnitude seLected, the inoividual intensity options are oypassed. to the input (6) Intensity - SeLects oata according Intensity ScaLe intensity range. See Mooified MercatLi 1931). of 1931 on page 33 (wood and Neumann, Page 6
to the specified (7) Magnitude - Selects data according magnitude cannot be zero. input magnitude range. Input and the upper bound of the if the year is prior to 1964 than or eQual to 5.0, inout mdgnitude range is greater magnitude vaLues are the earthquakes with unknown This automatic feature extracted from the data oase. magnitude estimates compensates for the Lack of prior to 1964 and is associated with earthquakes Large earthquakes are not intended to insure that some by virtue of not having an overLooked in the search with this feature assigned magnitude. The disadvantage include many shocks is that the List wiLL commonly computedr may have been whose magnituae, had they been magnitude. This smaLLer than the specified Lower-bound selecting the "known feature may oe overridden by ,ragni:ude" option.
FLagged Data (8) Moment Tensor/FauLt Plane SoLution data base if they Sartn4takes are extracted from the of focal mechanism nave had one of the various types in the USGS cetermineo for them and pubLished of Epicenters publication PreLiminary Determinations This option has 4 (P DE) - MonthLy Listing. (2.) FauLt PLane sut-options (1.) Moment Tensor only; and FauLt Plane SoLution only; (3.) Moment Tensor FauLt PLane SoLution; (4.) rMoment Tensor and/or SoLution.
according to a (?) irreguLar-Grid Zone - SeLects data that outlines the pre-defineo configuration pattern and PuLLi, 1984). A irregular wrid-shaped area (Godkin of Latitude and fiLename cf your cnoice contain pairs grid pattern. This Longitude that defines an irregular file is createa with a text editor. RectanguLar This option must oe used with the NOTE: grid Gric search mode. The Latitiude-Longitude the region within specifieo in the mooce vust enclose GLobal search mode is the irreguLar-shaped grid zone. option if the grid no: PermitteQ. Do not use the this encloses the North or South Poles.
To create the irregular grid data file:
(Latitude and (A) - Enter the corner points direction. Longituae) In a continuous clockwise A spacep NOT One coordinate pair entry per Line. values. CO.MMAS , separates Latitude and Longitude value, A coordinate pair consists of a Latitude value. foLLowea oy a space, then the Longitude entries: C•) - An example of irregular grid file
-6-6.50 Z8.O I
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-25.00 27.50
-27.0 -26.25
-26.0 28.0
40.00 -179.00
or CC) - A minus sign preceding a Latitude or West Longituoe value indicates South respectively. pair (D) - Do noz List the starting coordinate twice.
may be (E) - Up to 100 pairs of input coordinates usea. that Enter tne full patnname of the filename program contains the irregular grid data at the when prompt. if this file has not been created Return the option is activatedr enter a Carriage
Example of full pathname: oiitd~j$sk:[reagor3fiLename the input (10) Duplicate Earthquake ELiminator - ALLows solutions of parameters to remove duplicate earthquake entries from the output file. Duplicate earthquake perhaps usuuiLly arise from earthquakes being Listed, times, in .ith sligntLy different epicenters and origin The user more than one of the searched catalogs. and epicenters soecifies how far apart the origin times are to be of t-.o Listings ma st be if the Listings Default considerec as representina different events. time and values are 1%) sec. and 15 km for origin epicenter respectively. list of In order to eliminate dupLicate entries, a If cataLogs is enterea in the order of preference. cuplicdte eartnhuakes occurp the program will accept of the event for the first-entered catalog. If a List not from catalogs is not maoeo or if the duplicates are the first event any of those catalogs that are Listed. will bh accepted. I
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(SP.DAT) DESCRIPTION OF CODED OUTPUT - Format 1
In SOURCE: Contriouting source, or authority. CATALOG of section. the number and abbreviation the following The citaLog source is enclosed by parenthesis. each order. cataLoý abLreviations are listec in alphabetic the NEIC from the Catalogs "supplied by NOAA' came to of the National National Geophysical Data Center (Rinehart and Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration othersi 1965). 1897 (44 = AbE) Catalog of Large earthquakes, Abe and 198U., from Abe (1981, 1962, 1984); Kanamori (1979); and Abe and Noguchi (1983ab). and Larger, most shocks are of magnitude 6.8 6) shocks though some smaller (down to magnitude are cataloged. in (6 = AKAL) Catalog of earthquakes occurring - 1981t ALaskav including the ALeutian arc, 1786 created by J.N. Taggart of the USGS NEIC. in the (32 = AMS) Catalog of earthquakes occurring Adams Sucan, 185C - 1975, from Ambraseys and (1 9o6a)• in = ANK) Catalog of earthquakes occurring (27 at TurKey, 11 - 1975P based on a catalog comoiled KanoiLLi Observatory, Sogazici University. and IstanbuL. FiLe suptleld by NOAA (Rinehart otners, 1965). in (5 = A•AA) Catalog of earthquakes occurring the the N;iodLe East, North Africa, and Spain from by VIIth to the XVIII;h century A.D., compiled Poirier and Tdher (1960) from Arabic documents. and (55 = ARIEN) Catalog of eartnquakes in Israel 1903 aujacent areas, compiled by E.J. Arieh, 1963. The earthquakes Listed in the time interval 1956 - 19o2 have magnitudes equal to 3.5 or Less. a The earthquake Locations were based on tnree-station solution. This does not indicate the that the earthquake did not occur, but for soLutions may be suspect. See 1SN catalog alditiona L informatio n.
(3 = ýCIS) Catalog of earthquakes Listed in the pubLications of the Bureau CentraL International The SeismoLu~ique (3CIS) for 1935, 1950 - 1963. Level of completeness of this cataLog is highly in the uncertain; numerous shocks Listed in the 0woLications of the aCIS are not Listed I
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duplication of present cataLog' anJ there is no Listings the BCIS Listings and ISS (see below) oosslbLe that from the same time-perlods. It is to fiLl the dCI4 Listings were originally intended was created in gdps in the iSS Listing. The file The file was the earliest years of the cata base. 1985). suopLie6 :,y NOAA (Rinehart and others. 1897 (17 = BOA) Catalog of Large earthquakes, (1979). File 1977, compiled by oath and Duda 1985). supplieu uy NOAA (Rinehart and others' 1910 (9 = IBRO) Catalog of California earthquakes, of California - 19b3, compiled by the University 35 degrees at 3erkeLey. Geographical extent: degrees West. 42 de!rees North; 116 aegrees - 128 occurring in (7 = CDMG) Catalog of earthquakes by Real and Californiar 1735 - 1974, compiled (1984) at others (1975) and Toppozada and others and Geology. the California Division of Mines catalogs of the This file includes epicenters from the California Seismological Laboratory of and the in3titute of Technology (PAS) University of SeismologicaL Stations of the California at BerkeLey (3RK). world-wide (57 = CHINA) China Catalog of May 1992, earthquakes from 780 B.C. through SeismoLogy, compile oy world Data Center D For Beijinq, China. State Seismological Bureau, contains only 3eginnin; in 19E5 the catalog greater; data earthquakes with magnitudes 4.0 and that have Ms or prior to 19i5 contains earthouakes to 4.7. mo mainitudes greater than or equal earthquakes (40 = DNAG) Cat~aLog of North American Geology compiled for the Decade of North American covers (EngoahL and kineharti 1991). The catalog (including the conterminous United States, Alaska Iceland, the ALeutian Islands), Canaoae Greenland, and MidlLe America.
for the (54 = DOYLE) Catalog of earthquakes ComoiLed by Continent of Australia 1897 - 1966. DoyLe anD others, 1968.
with (50 a iC) This catalog Lists earthquakes the 13 member intensities of IV and Larger for plus Austria countries of the European Community 1983. The and abitzerLand from 479B.C. through by J.M. Van data for this catalog were collected by Dr. Gunter GiLs and after his death revised for Geosciences LeydecKer of the FederaL Institute 2, D-3000 and Natural Resources, StiLLeweg Page 10
Germany. The Hannover 51, Federal Republic of is a mixture of earthquake origin time before 1900 time; after Greenoich Mean Time (GMT) or LocaL in GMT now known 1903t the origin time is stated as UNKNOWN due as UTC. Magnitude values are coded of the values to the fact that no specific coding suggests that were 6iven. A general statement were magnituaes for historical earthquakes for recent macro~eis.ic estimates and, are mostly ML'S. earthquakes, the magnitude values national catalog For each earthquake, the source (see page 17). is noted in the Authority Column more information Each national catalog may contain in the EDBS tnan the summary Line presented format.
occurring in (37 = EMSC) Catalog of earthquakes -Europe and the Mediterranean region, 1976 - 1985, compiLed at the Centre SeismoLogique Euro--eciterranean (CSEM), Strasbourg, France. 1568 (LO = EP6) Catalog of Cansaoan earthquakesp Branch (EPS) 19V2, compiled by the Earth Physics Canada. ot Canao-o, now the Geological Survey of the ALso incLuces U.S. earthquakes occurring near Canadian ooroer. Only the prime hypocenters solutions (those selected by EPB/GSC as the best the data for their earthouakes) are entered into in authority oase; in some cases (indicated the have been column), these prime hypocenters may EPB/GSC. computedl by an institution other than the unknown ;ypocenters of felt events or events with than magnituues or events with magnitudes greater 0.0 are found in this catalog.
United (U4 = EPRI) Catalogo of earthquakes of the - 1985k States east of the Rock Mountains, 1627 compilea by .Lectric Power Reasearch Institute. catalogs. This catalog was compiled from various were The sources from which some of the Listings tdken is shown in the authority column.
in the (12 = Edi) Catalog of earthquakes occurring - 1q69. Unitec States and Territoriesp 1638 CataLoj supplied oy NOAA (Rinehart and others, 1985), (Coffman and otherst 1973,19P2).
(32 =- EUR) Catalog of European earthquakes, is up of 7 210%6.C. - 1982. This catalog made different sub-cataLogs. Each contributing column sub-cataLog is indicated in the authority by (see page 17) under EUR Catalog. Fitle suppLied NOAA (;inehart and others, 1985). 1375 (49 = FENN) Fennoscandian Earthquake Catalog, Page 11
- 1991p compiled from diskettes prepared at the Helsinki, institute of Seismology, University of Finland (Ahjos and Uski, 1992). The earthquakes listed in in this catalog may duplicate the events for each the tUR Catalog. The source reference column (page earthqudke is Listed in the Authority 17) unoer FENN Catalog. Federal (36 = GER) Earthquake data file for the by Republic of Germany (FRb), 823 - 1992o comoiled 1986,1988), ana (Gruenthat, 1988). A (Leydecker, contains general statement indicates that the file earthquakes earthquakes within the FRG and strong at Least outsiOe the FRG that were felt with FRG. The intensity V inside the borders of the is Local oate ana time for events before 1900 authority time; after 1900 time is UTC. The region column ioentifies the seismogeographicat associated with the earthquake.
0) = i-R) Catalog of hypocenters and magnitudes, - 1952. from 3utenberg ano Richter (1954), 1904 oy NOAA (Rinehart and others, Catalog suppLiec from 1ý80. Magnitudes revised (Richter, 1958) originaL Listing. See also GUTE catalog below. magnitudes (53 = GOUIN) Catato; of epicenters and ir. Ethiopia ano the Horn of Africa (1400 - 1977), from ýýouin (1979). 7.9 and (41 = GREAT) catalog of great (magnitude Kanamori Larger) earthquakes, 1904 - 1977, from (1 777). in Greece and (47 a GREEK) Catalog of earthquakes by surrounuing areao, 550.C. - 1985, compiled Papazacnos dno Papazachos (1986).
(5 = PUTE) Catalog of hypocenters and magnitudes 1904 Listea in Qutenberg and Richter (1954), 1952. in the (Z9 a AVG) Catalog of earthquakes occurring States haaiian IsLands, compiled by the United Survey at the Hawaiian Volcano GeoLovicaL by Ooservatory (HVO), 1961 - 1976. File suptied NOAA (Rinehart and others, 1965). Mahgreb, (25 = I6NE) Catalog of Iberia and the de BbO6•.C. - 1980, Instituto Geografico Nacional Also Espand (Mezcua and Martinez-Solares, 1983). Zone. incluoes seismicity of the Azores Fracture for India, (45 x IijDrA) CataLog of earthquakes cataloq 1063 - 1984. The Indian earthquake I
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of four catalogs consists of the comoined Listings H.N., 1974; (Tandon. A.N. and Srivastava, and Rao, 1984; Chandra, Umesh, 1977; Rao 1983). See Srivastva, IH.N., and Ramachandran, the cataLog the authority column for that could be ioentification. The earthquakes the four cataLogs identified as dupLicates from Listing. The were eliminated from the finat magnitude source aboreviations that identify the by Rao and Rao, are Listed in the pubLication 1934.
International (2 = zISC) Epicenters Listed in the tapes, 1964 SeismoLogical Centre CISC) 3uLLetin (prime December 1991. Only the ISCms hyoocenter in the data estimate) is cataLoged for inclusion International base. Catalog prepared cy the Kingdom. Seismological Centre, Newbury, United 1900 (22 = ISN) Israel Seismic Network Catalog, Institute 1993. The catalog was compiled by the Israel. fcjr Petroleum Research and Geophysics, area is delineated by Latitude 27 The .eographicaL 32 - 38 - 3o jegree North- and by longitude others, 1993). oaerees East. (MaLitzky, Alona and seismic See the Arieh catalog for supplementary information.
International (4 = 153) Epicenters Listed in the (ISS), from a SeismoLogicaL Summaries, 1913 - 1963 tape prepared by the International Seismological Centre, Newoury, United Kingdom. International (4 = :SN) Epicenters Listed in the - 1959. SismuLogicaL Summaries (ISS) . 1918 and others, CataLoi suppLied by NOAA (Rinehart by NOAA to 194:,). This file has been modified sources; incLuce mdgnituces from various non-ISS included. other pertinent seismic effects are
earthquakes, 1000 (#4 = ITALY) Catalog of itaLian - 1l0;9 compiLez oy NationaL Research Councitl Director Project Progetto FinaLizzato Geodinamica, Itatliani F. daroeri; "Cata Logo Del Terremoti Postpischi; DaLL'nnno 100i aL 198C"o Eoitor D. coLogna 1965.
occurrinq (4S = J1;A) Catatog of felt earthouakes a tape compiled in the Japan regiono prepared from (JMA), 416 ty the Japan MeteroLo•ical Agency strong and 19iu. Prior to 1B65, the number of 1885 through oama;ing earthquakes is sketchys, from were known 1990 the file contains earthquakes that to oe felt ;y the JMA network. Page 13
occurring in (11 z LEE) Catalog of earthquakes others, 1976; China, 11778.C. - 1976 (Lee and and 197b). Catalog suppLied by NOAA (Pinehart others, 1985).
in Libyar 1903 (56 a LlYA) Catalog of earthquakes - 1v75, Ambraseysr 1982). occurring in (33 a MEAST) Catalog of earthquakes at NDAA the iRoaLe East, 1900 - 1983o compiled more (Rida and Meyerst 1935). This catalog covers Libya in the than 2 Q countriesi, extending from in the east, west to Pakistan and Afghanistan in and Somalia in the south, and Turkey Ethiopia types the north. Many of the values of specific of other of mdgnitudes are estimated from values intensity types of magnituoces or from by PRiad and observations, using equations derived Meyers (1985).
of the (39 " MED) Earthquake data file 1901 - 1975. Metiterranean and surrounainl areast at the Catatoi prepared from a tape compiled GeoohysicaL University of ThessaLoniki, Laboratory, 1978.
in the (31 = MOS) CataLog of earthquakes occurring supotied by NOAA USSR, 1950 - 1961. Catalog (Rinehart and otherse 1985). occurring in (19 = NEuS) Catalog of earthquakes - 1985. the northeastern United States, 1534 in 1534 Contains entries of earthquakes occurring - 19t,4 that were compileo by E.F. Chiburis; most (1981). ALso of these are Listeo in Chiburis Observatory of contains entries suppLieo oy Weston in 1979 Boston ColLege for earthquakes occurring are 1965. weston Observatory-computed hypocenters correspond not incLuee in the data oase if they were assigned to shocks that were not felt and magnitudes of 1.0 or Less.
occurrinq in (15 = NEV) Catalog of earthquakes Listings for Nevadar 1852 - 1962; 1970 - 1986. version of 1552 - 1962 are from a slightly updated and others the catalog published by SLemmons are from the (19o5). Listings for 1970 - 1986 University of SeismotogicaL Laboratory of the Nevaoap, Reno.
occurring in (21 = N6DC) Catalog of earthquakes and Mij - America (Mexico, Central America' compited at NOAA Cariooean regions). 1900 - 1979o (Rinehart and others, 1982). Page 14
is a Listing of (59 = NOAA) This cataLog 2150 B.C. worLo-wioe historicaL earthquakes, A. Lockrldge, 1991 (PauLa K. Dunbar, Patricia September 1992). The and LoweLL S. WhiteSide, at Least one of List incLudes aLL events that meet the foLLowing criteria:
taken from the The foLLowing information was of Significant source documentp CataLog A.D. The Earthquakesp 2150 B.C. - 1991 after 1991 is information for the time period Determination of taken from the PDE (PreLiminary (1992 - 1994) picenters). The fiLe is now United States updated and maintained by the is extremeLy difficuLt GeoLogicaL Survey. As it into an to code aLL pertinent information is encouraged to earthquake summary Lineo the user possibLe. ootaln the publication If at aLL S1 miLLion 1. Moderate tamage (aporoximateLy or more)
L.. Ten or more deaths
•. Magnitude 7.5 or greater
4. Intensity X or greater (for events Lacking magnitude)
were given a The Location of events prior to 1900 on the city Latitude ano Longitude Location based are stated where the damage occurred. Magnitudes eerived as Ms (Surface Wave) or the eauivaLent events. from intensities for pre-instrumentaL number, a In the absence of a death toLL M = Many ) was descriptor (Few z F, S = Some, is known how Listec in Literary sources. It not The descriptors relate to numoers.
the damage To determine if the damage meets at the criteria Listed beLow, the doLLar estimates to 1990 timt of the earthquake are converted conversion Unitea States ooLLar vaLues. Monetary used to taoLes tor the time of the event were convert forlegn currency to doLLars.
the doLLar when possibLe, a rough estimate of provided. in damage based upon the description The damage order to choose the damage category. categories: estimate is Listed in the foLLowing
- U z Damage estimate unknown
than $1 * L = LIMITED (corresponding to tess i I
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mi LLion) $5 * N a MODERATE (corresponding to $1 to m iLLion)
$25 * S = SEVERE (corresponding to $5 to million)
* E = LXTREME (corresponding to $25 miLLion or more)
is In the absence of other information, LIMITED and considered synonymous with slight, minor, Light; SEVERE as synonymous with major, extensive. with and heavy; and EXTREME as synonymous cdtastropnic.
a If a tsunami was generated ty the earthouake, under the "T" appears under the Tsunami Code information coLumn on the printout. of In the source pubLicationfl tne number base. the casuaLities was given; here in the data a 5 point USGS assi;ns the number of deaths to tabLe cLassificdtion tabLe. The foLLowing iLLustrates how the aLphabetic number corresponds to a casuaLity number.
* A 1-1 100
to = 101 - 1,000
- C = 1,001 - 10,000
0 10,000 - 100,000
S. Greater than 100,000
AUTHORITY The dLonaoetic Letters are coded in the Time column which is Located between the Origin first coLumn and the Latitude column. The toLL; the character of the AUTHORITY is the death The seconc character is the damage estimate. under the exoLanation of the codes is Listed AUTHORITY coLumn.
removed Duplicate earthquake entries have been that some from the file. It is possible dupLicate duplicates exist in the file. If a and earthquake entry is identified, it is removed is so the remaining earthquake entry corrected values for toat it contains the Largest given death toLls, damage, intensity, and magnitude. 1900 (11 = FPS) Catalog of world-wide earthouakes, Page 16
This is a - 1989 (Pacheco and Sykes, 1992). catalog Lists seismic moment catalog. The of 7.0 and Larger earthquakes with Ms magnitudes equal to 60 km. The and with depths Less than or Catalog events were taken from the Abe selected (1983). (1981, 19a4) and from Abe and Noguchi in California, (10 = ?AS) Catalog of earthquake California Institute 1932 - 1986o compiled at the 1932 - 1985. ot Technology at Pasadena (PAS), - 38 degrees Geograpnical extent: 31 degrees West. File North; 113 degrees - 121 degrees and others, pdrtidlLy supplied by NOAA (Rinehart 1985 ).
Located by the (1 = POE) Catalog of earthquakes the U.S. Coast USGS NZIC an! its preoecessors in Oceanic Survey, and Geoaetic Survey, the National of the and the Environmental Research Laboratories are in most Department of Commerce. Listings magnitudes of the cases the final hypocenters and in the GeologicaL USGS KEIC which are Listed of Survey pubLication, "PreLiminary Determination gLobal catalog Epicenters - Monthly Listing". The 1900 - to six incluaes events occurring from circa It is the months behino the current month. base. There are principaL component of the data coverage of gaps in tne temporaL and geographic coverage as tne catatoi. To get as complete should search possioLe for a given area, the user and area of other catalogs that cover the time supplied by interest. Part of the catalog was NOAA (Rinehdrt dnd others, 1985).
(PDE-W) Weekly POE file. This file covers the time period fotlowing the Monthly data up to four weeks ,eftind the current week. The is oreLiminary Weekly POE data repLaced by the Monthly POE data aboit seven months Later. This tPOE-6) Daily POE file (QED). oata is extremely preliminary and the parameters of the earthouake are subject to change as more data is usea to Locate the earthquakes. The daily PDE-Q data covers the time frame fotLowing the Weekly POE cata up to seven cays behind the is current date. This data repLaceo by the Weekly PDE data. Chinese (co = PiE-) This catalog contains eight dates from the shocK that occurred in 1959. It Page 17
and its earLiest years of the data base supoLtied significance now i s not known. CataLog by NOAA (Rinehart and others, 1985). in = PERU) CataLog of earthquakes occurring (46 1985). Peru, 1900 - 1984 (Espinosa and others, recorded This cataLog Lists instrumentaLLy DupLicate earthquakes from various sources. earthquakes have been deLeted. in (33 = ROU) CataLog of earthquakes occurring and Marza, Romania, 964 - 1979 (Constantinescu 190d). 1953 CoU = ROTHE) WorLd-wiae earthquake cataLoq, 1965 (Rothe, 1969). The epicentraL coordinates the given in this cataLog are those recomputed by period in the time period 1953 - 1959; for the ISS by 196C - 1965 the cooroinates are those computed PreLiminary Determintalon of Epicenters the subject of program. If earthquakes have been the by the speciaL studies. the coordinates proposed used. Earthquakes Listed in this studies were or nave magnitudes that are greater than cataLog the equaL to 5.5. Magnitude estimates represent different average Ms magnitudes computed by stations or taken from other seismic seismograph and networks after standardization as defined are aLso pubLisheD by Rothe. Depth estimates given.
(58 = iFR) CataLog of South African earthquakes south, and oetween Latitudes 17 and 35 degrees 1620' between Longitudes 10 and 36 degrees east, 1970 (Fernandez 4nd Guzman, 1979). Network (ol = SESN) The Southeastern Seismic which catalog is a compiLation of earthquakes Georgia, occurred in the states of FLorida, Virginia, ALaoama, South CaroLina, North CaroLina, part of West Virginia, MaryLand, southern and DeLaware, ano the eastern parts of Kentucky 1698 - 1994. The cataLog was oreparec Tennessee, by at the Virginia Tech SeismoLogy Observatory Matt ziboL (address: Virgina Tech SeismoLogicaL VA OLservatory, 4044 Derring HaLL, BLacksburg, 24-361-0420). in (43 z SIRA) CataLog of earthquakes occurring 1471 - 1981, compited in the course South America, Los of the "Programa para La Mitigacion de as project Terreso.tos en La Region Andina". known SISRA (Askew and ALgermissen, 1985). in the (o = SRA) CataLog of earthquakes occurring L
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of the central, and mountain states edstern, others, 1534 - 1986 (Stover and United States, the catalog was An early version of 19ý4). Algermissen under the direction of S.T. deveLoped revised files the Lower 48 states; updated and for of MisceLLaneous Leen puoLished in a series have states of Nevada, FieLd Stuoies M62S. The ALaska, and Hawaii CaLifornia, Oregon. Wasnington, are not covered in this catalog. in the CataLog of earthquakes occurring (k3 = SSR) ShebaLin, 1122 - 1989 (Kondorskaya and U.S.S.R.o the the The catalog contains data from 1932). in the Catalog of Strong Earthquakes revised "New through of USSR from Ancient Times Territory column The IPE in the ma;nitude authority 1977". Dart of this catalog. The remaining ioentifies the Annual Book, the catalog is made up from The two-Letter "E.arthquakes in the USSR". in the authority column identifies abbreviation region. the source catalog for each seismic magnitudes SYKES) List of hypocenters and (lo = 1966, 1977), papers by Sykes (1963, 1965, from and Landisman Sykes and Ewing (1964), and Sykes NOAA (Rinehart and (1?04). CataLog supplied by otherse 19d5).
CataLog of feLt earthquakes occurring (13 = USE) 1928 - 1972. the United States and Territories, in and otherso CataLog suppLied by NOAA (Oinehart 1965). in CataLog of principal earthouakes (52 : USHIS) 1568 50 states in the United States. each of the L., 1993). (Stover, C.W.. and Coffman, J. 1989 which have catalog is a history of earthquakes The to 4.5 and magnituoes greater than or equal Exceptions are the intensity of VI or Larger. and offshore areas of CaLifornia, State of ALaska range and Washington where the magnitude Oregon, to 5.5. was increased to Greater than or eaual - 1974, United States Network, 1534 (14 = USN) and others' supplied by hOAA (Rinehart cataLOi orepared Tnis is the original catalog 1965). The the the direction of Ted ALgermissen. under by the file has been partiaLLy superceeded data others' 1984). SRA catalog (compiLed by Stover and in and near Utah, (18 = Uu) CataLog of earthqluakes by the University 1850 - November 1985' compiled Shocks through of Utah Seismographic Stations. and others (1979). June 1978 are Listed oy Arabasz I
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occurring in (42 = WCAFR) Catalog of earthquakes 5 deqrees and offshore of West Africa between degrees West and 27 South and 25 degrees North, 20 and Adams, degrees Easto 1615 - 1984 (Ambraseys 1 930b). in New (26 z w$S) Catalog of earthquakes occurring by Smith (1976). ZeaLand, 1460 - 1977o described and otherso ChLalog suppLied by NOAA (Rinehart 1935).
is preceded by a "-" to DATE: YeareMonthDay - Year indicate B.C. date.
Time Coordinated (UTe) ORIGlN TIME: 6iven in Universal origin time and AUTHORITY: The symbol follows the suppLied the refers to the organization that parameters. A origin time/coordinate by an ampersand sin;le-letter code followed hypocenter were inaicites the parameters of the a computational suppLied or determineo by oy the NEIS. procedure not normally used to include The authority column has oeen expanded authority source for other information than the for catalogs the earthquake. Now it is possible abbreviations. When to have its own set of the user should referring to the authority columnt check the catalog source.
A - Parameters of explosion of suppLie* by U.S. Deoartment Energy EnerGy or U.S. Atomic Commission (AEC).
1C - Parameters of the hypocenter suppLied by the ALaska Earthouake information Center (AEIC).
AM - Parameters of the hypocenter of suppLied by the University h.ichigan.f Ann Arbort V.I.
S- Parameters of hypocenter of supplied by University CaLifornia' BerkeLy' CA.
C - Parameters of hypocenter supplied by the Pacific Geoscience Centre, Sioney, 8ritish Columbia, Canada.
CL - Hypocenter parameters supp•ied Page 20 by John CarroLL University, CLeveLdnfd, OH.
0 - Parameters of hypocenter suppLied by the OkLahoma beophysical Observatory, Tulsa, OK.
E - Some or aLL parameters of expLosion (controLLedlaccidentat) suppLied by any group or individual other than U.S. Department of Energy or the U.S. Atomic Commission (AEC).
EC CataLog - (AU = Austria), (BE = LeLgium), (SW = Switzerland), (GR = FeaeraL RepubLic of Germany), (SP = Spain), (FR a France), (GB = Great britain), (GK x Greece), (IR = lreLand), (ITALY = ItaLy), (NE z hetnerLands)o (PT = Portugat), (DN = Denmark).
EUR CataLog - (KR = Kirkenes, iorway), (TI = Trieste, Italy; Oisservatorio Geofisico sperimentaLe), (ZR = Zurich, SwitzerLana; suppLieD by D. Mayer-Rosa, ETH-Honggerberg), (FR = Feoeral RepubLic of Germany; 4undesanstatt fur Geowissenschaften uno Rohstoffep Hanover; SeismoLogisches ZentraLobservatorium, Grafenberg), (FE = Fennoscandiva; Sath, 1956; Panasenko, 1977), (UP Uposate, Sweden; 15 " events 1957-1959; precise source unknown), and (BN = suppLieO by a. Massinon, Laooratorle de Detection et de GephySique, France).
F - Parameters of hypocenter suppLied by the State College of PennsyLvania, University Park, PA.
FENN CaTaLog - (AJH (AJ) = Ahjos, FinLana), (AMS EAM) Ambraseys, Norway), (ANA CAN) : Ananin and Panasenko, Soviet Union), (BER (BR) = oer~en, Norway), (BKH EBK) = Norsare North Sea). (BAT (BA) = zath, Sweden), (COP EC03 a Copenha;en, Denmark), (DOS (DO) = Cosst N4 Soviet Union)o (DSI (OS3 = I
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Nikonov and Sitdvee (referring to Doss].. NW Soviet Union), (ERW (EEq = wahLstrlm Ereferring to Erdmann), Sweaen)., (EKS (EK) a Ekstrlno, FinLafla)p (FOA EF03 = SLungat et z at... Sweden)o (GRE (C-R) taregersenp Denmark), (GUW (GU) x wahLsttifl Ereferring to GumaetLuslJ, Sweden), CHJE (NJ] Hietmep Denmark)j, (I4EL EHE3 Hetsinki, Fintand)p (i40L EH03 Hotn'qvistf HioLmqvist and Wahtstrimr Sweden).. (IGS EIG3) Institute of GeotogicaL Sciencese Edinburgh.. UK.- North Sea)e CISC EIS) InternatlonaL SeismoLogicaL Center), (IVO (IV) baari,- FinLand)t (KAR CKR) KarjaLainenl' Fintand), (KAT (KT) a Kataja,f FinLand), (KIM EK13) Kim, et a L.o Sweden).- CKJ E (KE3 KjetLefle Sweden), (KJW EKW) = ivahLstrimf Sweden), (KOL ('CL) KoLderupe Sweden), (KON EKN) x Kon~sberg Seismographic Station, horway), (KOR (KR) z Korhonenp Fintana), CKSI EKS) Nikonov and ýiLdvee, NW Soviet Union).. (KVA [KVJ = KvaLe, Norway)., (LEM (LE) Lehman.. Denmark), CLIW ELI) a WahLstrim [referring to Linnar~ssofl) Sweden), (NOS EM0) x worLa Data Center Bf Moscow, NW Soviet Union), (MUW (MU) a Muir v.ood and Woo, Norway), (MUI (MI) 2 Moir Wood et at..- Norway)p (NAO LNA3 Norsart Norway).. (NOW (NO)3 Wahistrim ' referring to tiordenstriU), Sweden), (NSW ENS) biahLstria [referring to Nys StajertaLie Tidning), Sweden), (OPT EOP) = Optune Norway)p (PAN EPA] z Panasenkof NW Soviet Union)o (PEN (PE) Penttitao Fintand ).f (POR EP03 Porkka (see Penttlla),. FinLdna)o, (RES CR83 = Bath (referring to Renqvlst), Sweden and F in ta nd),o (REN ERN) Renqvisto finLana), (SEL ESE) SeLtevoL et aL.., Norway).- (SIL (S13) Nikonov ana SlLdvee., NW Soviet Union).- (SIW ESW3 z Wahtstriui [referring to SioenbLach)il, Sweden)j, (SK (SK) r Siren and KoroLLef (see Penttita), FinLand), (SLU (SLJ SLungaf Sweden), (SVW (SV3 Wahtstrim I
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[referring to Svedmark), Sweden), (TOW ET03 = WahLstrim Ereferring to Tirnebohm], Sweden)p (UPP (UP3 = Uppsata, Sweden)o (USGS EGS3 a U.S. beoLogicaL Survey)o (VES yVE) vesanen Esee Penttt La3, Fintand), (WAS (WA) = WahLstrim and AhJos, Sweden and FinLand). Information for the three references, IASt REW, ano APA was not provided with the source oocument. Earthquakes associated with these source GocumAents have a blank in the authority column.
G - Parameters of hypocenter supplteo by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for any area other than Island of Hawaii.
4DR Catalog - (AM = Attmark);.(9A 2 uohemian Massif); (BM = Bavarian r'oLasse dasin); (50 = Lake of Constance Area); (CS = CentraL "Zaxony); (CT = Central Thuringia); (EI = Eifel Mountain Region); (EN = Lastern Netherlano Bloc); (EW = (FA = tastern Wuerttemberg); Frankonian Jura); (H14 = Southern u4arz Mining District); (HS = hessian Depression); (HU = tunsrueck); (HZ = Harz Area); (KR = KrefeLo Bloc); (MR = Middle Rhine Ared); (MU = MuensterLand); (NB = Lower Rhine Area); (ND 2 Northeastern Germany); (NF = Northern Frankonla); (NW z Northern Black Forest); (NX = Northern Lower 'axony and Holstein); (OR = Upoer Rhine Graben); (PS a PfaLz-Saar Area); (RF = Ringkoebing-Fyn Hlqh); (RS = Eastern Rhenish Massif); (PU = z Ruhr Coal Mining District); (SA Swaoian Jura); (SJ = Swiss Jura); (SM =Saar Mining District); (SW = ýoutnern Black Forest); (SX Souther Lower Saxony); (TI 2 TexeL-IjsseLmeer Bloc); (TW 2 Teutoburger Wald); (VE = Venn Area); (VG = VogtLand Region); (VO = Vosges Mountain Region); (WD z Northwestern Germany); (WR : Werra Potash Mining District); ( Edrthquake cannot be attached to a resion). Page 23
GL - Parameters of hypocenter Located in supplied by a USGS group 6oLdeni CO.
hypocenter H - Parameters of Hawaiian supplied oy the USGS Volcano Observatory.
hyDocenter HJ - Parameters of station HOJ suppLied by seismograph in Jamaica.
Hy - iypocenter estimates furnished Geodetic by Eric Hjortenberge Institute of Denmark.
hypocenter ; - Parameters of the by the international supplied CISC)' SeismologicaL Centre Newoury, United Kingdom.
Chandra, INDIA CataLog - (CH, Rao and Rao. Lomesh, 1977); CRR, (Tandon ano Srivastava. 1964); and 1974); (SP, Srivastava Ramachandranf 1983). hyvocenter j - Parameters of University, supplied Dy St. Louis St. Louis# MO.. S- Parameters of hypocenter by the Tennessee suppLied Center tarthquake Information (TEIC), Memphis, TN.
of hypocenter L - Parameters supplied bY Lamont-DOherty Palisades, GeuLogicaL Observatory, NY.
LT - Local Time. on h - Hypocenter based microseismic information. Catalog" ( U = CasuaLities fi.OAA ( 4 = and Damage Unknown); Damage CisuaLities Unknown, CasuaLitles Mouerate); C S = C E = unKnown, Damage Severe); Damage CasuaLities Unknown, Fewp Extreme); (FU z CasuaLities Casuatities Damage unknown); (FL = (FM 2 Few, Damage Limited); Page 24
CasuaLities Fed, Damage Moderate); (F• = CasuaLities Few, Damage Severe); (SU a CasuaLities Some. Damage Unknown); CSL = CasuaLities some, Damage Limited); (SM = Casuatities Some, Damage Moderate); (SS = CasuaLties Some, Damage Severe); (MU a CasuaLities Many, Unknown); CML = CasuaLities Damage a Manyo Damage Limited); (MM CasuaLities Many, Damage Moderate); (M5 = CasuaLities Many, Damage Severe); (ME z CasuaLties Many, Damage Extreme); (AU = CasuaLities 1-1OC, Damage UnKnown); CAL = CasuaLitites 1-1OO, Damage Limited); (AM = Casuatities 1-100 .aaaje Moderate); (AS = CasuaLities 1-1OO, Damage Severe); (AE = CasuaLities 1-100o Damage Extreme); C3U = CasuaLtities 101-1000- Damage vnknown); (9L = CasuaLities 1l1-1O00,Damage Limited); (eM = LasuaLities 101-1000f Damage hojerate); (3S = CasuaLities 101-10OO, Damage Severe); (BE = LasuaLities 101-1000, Damaoe Extreme); (CU = CasuaLities 1i01-10,OOC, Damage Unknown); (CL a CasuaLities 1001-10,000, Damaae Limited); (CM = CasuaLittes 1001-10,OO0, Damage Moderate); (CS z CasuaLitites 1001-10,O000 Damage Severe); (CE : Casualities Damage Extreme); (DU = 1001-10,000, 0 0 CdbuaLittes 1O,001-100,0 , Damage Unknown); (DL Casualities 10,001-10O,000, Damage Limited); CDM z CasuaLities 10,001-100,OOO, Damage Moderate); (DS = Casuatities 10,J01-100,D00, Dama;e Severe); (DE CasuaLities 10, 001-100,0000 L•amage Extreme); (EU z Casuatittes 6redter than 100,000, Damage UnInomn); (EM a CasuaLities greater than 100,000k Damage Moderate); (ES z CasuaLtites greater than 100,000,, Damage Severe); (EE z Casuatittes Greater than 100,000, Damage' Extreme)
S- Parameters of hypocenter suppLied by SeismoLogicaL Service of Canada, Ottawa. Page 25
P - Parameters of hypocenter supplied by California Institute of TechnoLogy, Pasadenaf CA.
G - Parameters of hypocenter supplied by Apia Observatory. Samoa.
S- Parameters of hypocenter suppLied by University of Nevada, Renoo NV.
RL - InternationaL SeismologicaL Centre (ISC) solution restrained to given Location.
S. - An NEIS soLution based on a local crustaL modeL', or caLcuLated with methods not routineLy appLied by NEIS.
SSR CataLo; - (AL Altal and 3ayany); (AT = Antarctica); (AR = Arctic and Chukota); (L Baltic); ( = dKdaikaL); (CA = Caucasus); (CM = Crimea and Loger Kuban); (CP = Carpdthians); (KM * Kamchatatka and Komandors); (KL = Kuril Islands); (MA = Central Asia and Kazakhstan); (NT = Northern Tian-Shan); (NE Northeast of the USSR); (PR erimor'e ano Amur); (SK : SakhaLin); (TR Turkmenia (Kopetoaa)); and CYA Yakutia).
T - Parameters of hyoocenter suppLied 'by Weston Observatoryf weston, MA.
TV - Parameters of hypocenter suppLied by the Tennessee Valley Authority in Tennessee.
U - Parameters of hypocenter supplied by University of Utah, Salt Ldke Cityf UT.
V - Parameters of hypocenter suppLied by Virginia PoLytechnic Institute and State University, LLacksourgo VA.
W - Parameters of hypocenter suppLied by University of Wdshingtono SeattLef WA. Paqe 26
X - Time not reported.
NoninstrumentaL time and Location.
** - SSR data fiLe. The two asterisks indicate doubtfuL data in at Least one of the foLLowing areas: date, origin timer cooratnates.
* - Less reLiabLe hypocenter aetermlnatlon by the PDE using incomplete or Less reLiabLe data. Leginning in January 19e5, in veneraL, the geometric mean of the semi-major and semi-minor axes of the horizontaL 90% confidence km and vLLt 1 se is greater than 8.5 Less than or eQuaL to 16.0 km.
? - Poor soLution - accuracy is consiodred to be beLow normaL NEIS pubLication criteria. 3eginning in January 1985. In generaL, the geometric mean of the semi-major and semi-minor axes of the horizontaL 90% confidence is ureater than 16.0 km. This incLudes a poor soLution comouted using cata reporteo by a singLe network.
S- A non-furnished hypocenter has oeen computed using data reoorted ;;y a singLe network of stations for which the data and/or origin time cannot be confirmed from seismo-rams avaiLabLe to an NETS anaLysts. ALL other parameters are considered to oe consistent with normaL NEIS publication criteria.
LATITUDE: Negative value a South.
LONGITUDE: Negative value = West.
DEPTH: VaLue carried to the whoLe kilometer.
DEPTH C3NTROL:
A z Assignea.
D = Depth restrained based on 2 or more compatibLe pP onases and/or unidentified secondary arrivaLs Page 27
usecJ as pP.
N = Restrained to normaL depth (33 km).
G = Restrained by geophysicist.
S x Depth controL aided by S-phase data.
X = QuestionabLe value (SSR cataLog).
Accuracy of * x Less reLiaoLe depth estimate. km based on 90% depth Lies between 8.5 km and 16 conficence eLLipse.
accuracy is ? = Poor depth estimate; depth based on 90% estimated to be Greater than 16 km confidence eLLiose.
unrestrained 3Lank = Gooo depth estimate and depth networks. in cuntributeo hypocenters from other than 8.5 km 'te.th dccuracy is estimated to be Less based on 90;%conflcence eLLipse.
ohases andlor r': Numoer of contriouted pP death in the computed unidentified phases used as pP phases soLution.
the arritvaL-time STN DEV: Stancaro deviation of resicuats for the computed soLution. measure of the t.AGITLDtS: Magnitude. a Logarithmic "size" of an earthquake, is reLated to the energy focus of an reLeased as seismic waves at the scale has neither eartnq;,ake. ALthough the magnitude magnitude known "tcc" nor "Dottomi" vaLues, the highest -3.0. On this .:as about 9.5, the Lowest about 6.0 shaLlow-focus Logbrithmic scaLer a magnitude energy about 30 eartnQuake represents eLastic-wave a magnitude 5.0 tites targtr than that generated by than that of a eart.quaKe, 9w) times (30x30) Larger ma;nitude 4..j shock.
of earthquake Ymny factors infLuence the determination distance between magnitude, incLuding focaL. depth. frequency earthquake focus and observing stationt radiation content of the SdmpLed energyr and earthquake pattern. brief "Ia;nitude vaLues caLcuLated by the USGS with a shown betow (see description of parameters are for appropriate para;raphs under Contributed Ma;nitudes references): for Surlace-wave (Ms): Magnituoces are computed between earthquakes that are Located at distances Page 28
the recievin9 2C ano 160 geocentric degrees from 18 and 22 station, seismic-wave period between (generaLly seconos, and oepth is Less than 50 km for depths greater Ms magnitudes are not computed than 50 km.
(Cb): Magnitude values are computed 6ody-wave than or on the seismic-wave period greater based to 3.0, and equal to 0.1 and Less than or equal to 5 degrees. distance is greater than or equaL is computed Moment ma;nitude (Mw): The magnitude mantLe-wave moment from the Long-period body- and determined to tensor inversion method; it is also earthauake fault, the product of the area of the over that muLtipLied by the average fault slip rocks. area and by the shear modulus of the fault as the Ms The Mw value is approximateLy the same magnituae value. are Energy Aagnitude (Me): These magnitudes from the radiated energy using the method computeo The aescrioed in Choy and Boatwright (1995). by an earthquake is estimated from energy radiated P energy spec-traL density of the broadband the Me can dbves (3oatwright and Choy, 1986). The in describing complement moment magnitudes (Mw) derived from the sizt of an earthquake. Me, being of seismic veLocity power spectra, is a measure derived from Dotential for damage. Mw, being spectra, Lco-frequency asymptote of displacement static is more physicaLly related to the final S1spLacfment of an earthquake.
L.caL Magnitudes: is Local Magnitude (ML): This magnitude "Richter ý,eneraLLy referred to as the true (originally defined for maynituoe" for CaLifornia). The values are computed Less than 600 km with depths Less distances in than 70 Km. These estimates are computed as weLl the western part of the United States as worLo-Aide.
ur Regional Magnitude (Mn or MbLq): Local of vdLue is caLcuLated for the area east This the ftocky Mountains. It is computed from vertical component 1-second Lg seismic-waves (short-period surface waves).
Otner M1agnitudes:
jurbtion Magnitudes (MD): These estimates are derived from the duration or coda Len;th Page 29
of earthquake vibrations. Duration or coda to Length magnitude scaLes normaLLy adjusted MD agree with ML or Mn estimates. The furmuLas vary for different geoqraohic regions and for different seismographic Instruments.
The FeLt Area Magnitudes (FA or MI): estimate is compatibLe with the mb estmated. it is commonLy computed from the feLt area seismic for earthquakes occurring before instruments were in generaL use. The or estimates are based on isoseismat maps cefinec areas using intensity-attenuation retationships .
Unknown Magnitudes (UK): The computationat be method was unknown and couLd not ocetermined from oubLished sources.
Line consist of The magnituoe section of the earthquake determined by t o rarts: magnituce vaLues (mb and MS) and Earthquake Information Service (NEIS); the NiationaL by the Contributed Magnitude vaLues provided headinqs Listed organizations other than NEIS. The DeLow contain the ;iven information:
mo =Average NEIS body-wave magnitude.
in the mb O_:S = Number of mb ampLitudes used majnituce computation. (if Ms = Average NEIS surface-wave maqnltude given, Z z verticaL component, H = horizonatat component).
in the ObS = Number ' of ampLitudes used surface-wave magnitude computation. that CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES: Organizations magnitude operate a station network may contribute have been vaLues to tne NEIS. The vaLue may it may be an caLcuLated from one station or stations average magnitude vaLue from a number of are in ;he network. Two magnitude vaLues a Line possibLe. The second vaLue is coded on The immediatety beneath the first vaLue. of 11 contributed magnitude fieLd consists vaLue; characters: positions 1-4 = magnitude postlons 7-11 positions 5-6 = magnitude scaLe; and cataLoq = or~anization source; if bLanks the source Listec under cataLog source is the organi zation.
by source A numoer of magnitude scates are defined I
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agencies or institutions. The List of magnitude scales in the data base incLude" (UK = Unknown magnituoe scaLe); (M~s a Surface-wave magnitude; aath, 166); (mb = Body-wave magnitude; Gutenberg and Richtere 1956); (ML = LocaL magnitude; Richter, 1953); (Mn = NuttLi magnitude; NuttLi, 1973); (MD = Coda-Length magnitude); (FA or M.1 = FeLt area magnituae; approximateLy eaulvaLent to an mo vaLue); (miS Broad-band, body-wave manit:ude; Abe (1951, 1962, 1984), Abe and Kanamori- 1979k and Abe and Noguchi (1Q83a,b); (Mw MomentM magnitude' Hanks and Kanamori, lQ79); (Mz = Magnitude based on the cycLes/second of the S;-phase); (MI = Magnitude computed from the epicentraL intensity vaLue); and (K = Energy cLass magnitu.e vdLue; Kondorskaya and others, 1982).
FLinn-EnidahL Geographic Region Numbers (Header F-E): A number that is assigned to each geographic region on the 4Looe (Ftinn and others, 1974).
STA (Heacer STA): This is a mix of atohabetic and numeric cnaracters. The numeric character indicate number of stations useo in the computation. ALphabetic characters recognize the quaLity indicators for eartnquakes from the foLLowing sources.
G-R: Three-Letter combination (ecicenter, origin time. depth):
h = Very accurate.
= Good.
C = Fair.
D = Poor.
MOS: Two-Letter or Letter/symboL combination
(epicenter, depth):
A = Best accuracy.
L a Very good.
h = Good.
V = Fair.
* z Poor.
PAS: SlngLe-Letter designator: I
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A = SpeciatLy investigated.
o = Epicenter probabLy within 5 km; origin time to nearest second.
C = Epicenter probabLy within 15 KM; origin time to a few seconds.
) z Epicenter not known within 15 ki; rough Location.
BRK: SingLe-Letter designator:
A z Accurate epicenter.
5 z Good.
C = Fair.
V = Poor.
WEL: SingLe-Letter designator:
A = accurate epicenter.
m= Good.
C = Fair.
;= Poor.
SRA: SingLe-Letter designator: I A = Epicenter accuracy estimated to oe within 0.C - 0.1 degrees.
s z Epicenter accuracy estimated to Le within 0.1 - 0.2 cegrees.
C = Epicenter accuracy estimated to oe witnin 0.2 - 0.5 degrees.
z= Epicenter accuracy estimated to .e within 0.5 - 1.0 degrees.
E x Epicenter accuracy estimated to oe 1.0 -or Larger degrees.
F = Noninstrumentait epicenter accuracy is estimated to be within 0.0 - 0J.5 degrees. Page 32
G = NoninstrumentaL epicenter accuracy is estimated to be within U.5- 1.0 oegrees.
H = Noninstrumentat epicenter accuracy is estimated to be within 1.0 - 2.0 aegrees.
I Noninstrumental epicenter accuracy is estimated to be 2.0 Larger degrees.
data): EP.B: SingLe-Letter designator (1983 - 1984
F z SoLution of good quality.
C = SoLution of fair quatity.
events CDMG: SingLe-Letter designator (pre-lQO0 onty):
A - Cpicentral uncertainty probably not more than 15 km, or the fault rupture is ioentifiec.
S- £picentraL uncertainty probably not more than 30 km.
C - EpicentraL uncertainty probably not more than 60 km.
0 - EpicentraL uncertainty more thin 60 km.
E - No epicenter is estimated; the coarainates given are of the reporting LocaLity when only one LocaLity reports the earthquake, or 0f a convenient intermediate poi nt .hcn the earthquake is reported from more than one LocaLity.
the SSR: Three-Letter quality code represents and stanoara error in origin timer coordinates, mainituoe:
A - 1 sec 0.01 deg. 0.1 units
S- 2 sec 0.02 deg. 0.2 units c - 5 sec 0.05 deg. 0.3 units I
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D- 10 sec 0.1 deg. 0.5 units deg. 0.7 units - 20 sec 0.2 1.0 units F 1 mmn 0.5 deg. 1.0 deg. 2.0 units 1 - 10 min 2.0 deg. .1- 1 hr hr 5.0 deg.
day
K month
L1 year
m - 10 year
N - 100 year
EPR : Single-Letter quaLity code:
A - +1- = 5 km.
- *1- = 10 km.
C - +/- = 25 km.
D - +/- z 50 km.
E - +1- = 100 km.
*:NFORMATION: Dots are coded in pLace of bLanks to aid Read in the distinction between the columnar values. the sub-headers vertically.
intensity (suo-header INT): The Modified Mercattl Intensity ScaLe of 1931 is Listed on paoe 36 (Wood z and Neumanne 1931): intensity vaLues (1 - 9; X 1c; E £ 11; T a 12).
severe CuLturaL effects (sub-header EFF): The most F effect is Listed (C a CasuaLtties; D - Damage; Felt; H z Heard).
reflect Isoseismat Map (sub-header MAP): Coded to the ;eneraL puoLicatlon source. I
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U United States Earthquakes.
E = Earthquake Notes. of P - PreLiminary Deterlination Epicenters (monthLy Listing). Zealand W = WeLLington (New Reportsr WeLLington, N.Z.).SeismoLogy
N = Nature Magazine.
S = SuLLetin of the SeismoLogicaL Society of America.
FPS): Coded as an PLane SoLution (sub-header FauLt of a fauLt pl3ne indicate the avaiLabiLity "°F" to "Preliminary scLution in the publicationfl MonthLy Listing". Determination of Epicenterst
MO): Coded as an Tensor SoLution (sub-header Moment of a moment "G" to indicate the avaiLability puolication "PreLiminary tensor soLution in the Li sting" Epicenters' MonthLy Determination of 1980; and Hanks and (SipKinfl 19&2; Dziewonski, others, 1979).
(sub-header DEP): A ALternate Depth Indicator ISC that a vP depth is "6f in this column Indicates is not the adooted deoth givenor out the pP depth in the hyoocenter solution.
(sub-header IDE): An InternationaL Data Exchange "IDE" "ItX" in this column identifies the event as a earth ;uake.
" PFD): k "P in this Preferred SoLution (sub-header preferred solution. coLumn designates a are Located within a Earthquake hypocenters which Pasadena or 8erkeLeyo or seismic network, such as have undergone criticaL seismic catalogs which wiLL be designated review auring their compiLation as a preferred solution.
CurrentLy not used. FLa; (sub-heaoer FLO): Page 35
PdENOPMENA (sub-heaaer DTSVNW'G):
Diastrophism Code: (suo-header D)
F = FauLting.
U = UpLift.
S a Subsiaence.
3 = UpLift ana Subsidence.
4 = UpLift and FauLting.
5 = FauLtin; and Suosidence.
o = FauLtin; with U•Lift and Subsidence.
7 = UpLift or Subsidence.
8 = FauLting and UpLift or Subsidence.
Tsunami Code: (suo-fieader T)
T = Tsunami generated.
Q = QuestionabLe Tsunami.
Seicne Code: (sub-header S)
S z Seiche.
Q = QuestionabLe Seiche.
VoLcanism Code: (sub-header V)
V a Earthquake associated with voLcani si.
Non-Tectonic Code: (sub-header N)
E = ExpLcsion.
I = CoLLapse.
C z CoaL bump or Rock burst in coaL mine.
R = Rockburst. Page 36
M = Meteoritic.
N = Either known to be or LikeLy to be of non-tectonic origin.
? = CLassified as an earthauake, but a non-tectonic origin cannot be ruLed out.
V = Reservoir induced earthquake.
Guided Waves in Atmospheric And/Or Ocean Code:
(sub-header W)
T = T-wave.
A = Acoustic wave.
G = Gravity wave.
8 z Both A and G.
M = T-wave pLus and A or G.
Grouna, SoiL, Water TabLe Response and
#4tmospheric Phenomena Code: (sub-header G)
L = Liquefaction.
G a Geyser.
S z LandsLizes and/or AvaLanches.
8 = Sand& SLows.
C z Grouno cracks not known to be an expression of fauLttinq.
V = Lights or other visuat phenomena seen.
0 = OLfactory (Unusual odors noted).
h = More than one response.
RADIAL DISTAN•CE: On radius searchesp the distance in kiLometers bet~een designated inout point and eartnquaxe Location. The distance vaLue is truncated to the whoLe kiLometer. II
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of 1931 (Unabridged) Mooifieo mercaLLi intensity ScaLe (Wooo and Neumann, 1931) favorable rarely under especially 1. Not felt - orf except boundary conditionsf at and outside the circumstances. Under certain birdsp animals, in which a great shock is felt; sometimes, of the area dizziness or nausea uneasy or disturbed; sometimes reportee Liouids, bodies of waterf sometimes treesp structures, experienced; slowly. may s~ay--doors may swing, very by sensitive especially on upper floors, or I!. Felt indoors by few, more noticeabLY: ALso, as in grade I, but often or nervous persons. where delicately objects may swing, especiaLly sometimes hanging bodies of water, may sometimes trees, structures, Liouids, suspended; sometimes birds, animals, reported s.ay, doors may swinge very sLowly; dizziness or nausea experienced. uneasy or disturbed; sometimes rapid vibration. by severaL, mot ion usually IIi. FeLt inuoors at first. Duration not recognized to De an earthquake Sometimes due to passing of Light in some cases. Vibration Like that estimateo some distance away. Hangifn Loaded trucks, or heavy trucks or Lightly be appreciable on upper mwy swing slightLy. Movements may oojects standing motor cars slightly. Levels of tall structures. Rocked by few. Awakened few, especiaLly IV. FeLt indoors by many, outdoors unless apprehensive from previous sleepers. Frightened no one, Light due to passing of heavy, or heavily experience. Viorations Like that or Like heavy body striking building' Loaded trucks. Sensation windows, doors; objects inside. Rattling of dishes, faLLing of heavy Creaking of walls, frame, or crockery cLink and clash. ;Lassware Hanging objects swunq, in the upper range of this grade. especiaLLy Liquids in open vessels. Rock in numerous instances. Disturbed stancing motor cars noticeably. most: all, outdoors by many or V. Felt inoocrs by practicaLty most. Frightened estimated. Awakened many, or outoorps direction trembled a few ran outdoors. Buildings few--sLight excitement, extent. Cracked oishes, glassware, to some throughout. broke vases, smaLl or but not generaLly. Overturned ,indo.s--in some cases, faLl. Hanging in many instances, with occasional unstatle oojects, Knocked pictures swing ieneraLly or considerably. objects, doors, or closed, doors, or swung them out of place. Opened, against waLLs, started, or ran fast' or atruptLy. PenduLum clocks stopped, snutters, the Letter to sLiqht extent. slow. Moved smaLL objects, furnishings. from weLL-fiLled open containers. SpiLto Liquias in small amounts Treese Dushes, shaken sLightly. excitement and outdoors. Frightened many, VI. Felt by dLL, indoors Liguid set in bushes shaken sLightLy to moderately. ;eneraLf some chapeL' school, etc. SmaLL church beLLs rang--churchf strong motion. of plaster in small in poorly built buiLdings. Fall Damage sLi;ht fine cracks in chimneys Cracked plaster somewhatf especiaLly amount. in considerable cuanity' instances. Broke dishes, glassware in some books, pictures. Overturned some windows. Fall of knickknacks, also Moved furnishings of moderately heavy .furniture in a-any instances. L
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Kind. Some, or many, VII. Fri;hteneo alL--general alarm, all ran outdoors. driving motor cars. found it aifficult to stand. Noticed by persons on oonds, pushes shaken moderately to strongly. Waves Trees ann stirred uo. and running water. Water turbid from mud Lakes, Rang Large to some extent of sand or gravel streambanks. in-caving Damage etc. Suspended objects made to quiver. cnurch belLs, slight to in buildings of good design and construction, negligible considerable in poorly moderate in weLL-ouiLt ordinary buiLdings, old walls (especially ouiLt or badLy cesigned buildings, adobe houses, Cracked chimneys to ,here Laid up without mortar), spires, etc. Fall of blaster in consicerabLe extent, walls to some extent. to Large amount, also some stucco. Broke numerous consicerable brickwork and ,incows, furniture to some extent. Shook down Loosened damaging tiles. Broke weak chitneys at the roofline (sometimes Dislodged roofs). Fall of cornices from towers and high buildings. with damage from pricks and stones. Overturned heavy furniture, breaking. Damage considerable to concrete irrigation ditches. persons Fright generaL--alarm approaches panic. Disturbed VI:I. broken criving motor cars. Trees shaken strongLy--branches, trunks smalL amounts. especialLy palm trees. Ejected sand and mud in off, and wells; dry Cnanges: temporary, permanent; in flows of springs Damage renewea fLow; in temperature of spring and well waters. "wells withstand in structures (brick) built especially to slight nartial earthquakes. Considerable in ordinary substantial buiLdings, in cases; threw collapse: rackeo, tumbleD down, wooden houses some Fall panel walls in frame structures, broke off decayed piLing. out Wet ground to of .alls. Cracked, broke, soLid stone walls seriously. fall, of some extent, also ground on steep slopes. Twisting, towers. Moved cnimneys, columns, mouments, also factory stacks, conspicuously, overturned, very heavy furniture. Damage ix. Panic general. Cracked ground conspicuousLy. to withstand consiceraole in (masonry) structures built especially built to earthquakes: threw out of plum some wood-frame houses some withstand earthquakes; great in substantial (masonry) buildings, in Large part; or wholly shifted frame buiLdings off collapse Dipes foundations, rackec frames; serious to reservoirs; underground sometimes broken. widths of X. Cracked ;rouno, especially where Loose and wet, up to to canal serveraL incnes; fissures up to a yard in width ran parallel steed and streambanks. Lanoslides considerable from riverbanks and fLat Land. coasts. Snifted sano and mud horizonatally on beaches and canals, Chanced level of dater in wells. Threw water on banks of embankments. Lakes, rivers, etc. Damage serious to dams, dikes, destroyed. Severe to weLL-uuiLt wooden structures and bridges, some most Developed cangtrous cracks in excellent brick walls. Destroyed Bent railroad masonry and frame structures, also their foundations. buried in rails slightly. Tore apart, or crushed endwise, pipelines and earth. Open cracKs and broad wavy folds in cement pavements asphaLt roac surfaces. Page 39
varying with ground XI. Disturbances in ground many and widespread, and Land sLios in soft. wet materiaL. Brodd fissures, earth sLumps, charged with sand and mud. ;round. Ejected water In Large amounts significant magnitude. Damage Caused sea .avas ("tidaL" waves) of near shock centers. Great severe to vooJ-frame structureso especiaLLy Long distances. Few, if any, to dams, dikes. embankements, often for Destroyed Large wett-built (masonry) structures remained standing. olers, or oiLtLars. Affected cridges oy the wrecking of supporting raiLs qreatty- and thrust yieLdtng wooden bridges Less. Bent raiLroad in earth comotetety out of thew endwise. Put pipeLines buried service.
works of construction damaged XII. Damage total--practicaLLy aLL ground great and varied, greatLy or oestroyea. Disturbances in of rock of significant numerous shearing cracks. Landslides, faLLs numerous and extensive. cnaracter, s umpi n; of riverbanks, etc., FauLt slios in firm vWrenched Loose, tore off, Large rock masses. offset dispLacements. rock, with notabLe norizontaL and verticaL disturbed and modifieo .ater channeLs, surface and underground, defLected rivers, etc. greatly. Dammed Lakes, produced waterfaLLs, seen, orobabLy, in some oaves seen on brouno surfaces (actuaLLy LeveL. Threw objects upward cases). Distorted Lines of sight and into the air. I
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BORING LOGS JLUU'I ICF KAISER ENGINEERS BORING LOG
PROJECT NAME: Molycorp WATER LEVELS BELOW CASING: BORING NO. TB-01 TOC WELL LEVEL PROJECT LOCATION: Washington, Pa. TB-01-1 = 39.11' G.S. EL. 1121.16
TB-01-1 1121.55 DRILLING FIRM: Geo Environmental TB-01-2TB-013 == 7.72'TB-01-26.72 1121.23 TB-01-4 = 98.62' TB-01-3 1121.13 DRILLING CASING EL.TB-01-4 1120.93 METHOD: Auger/Rock Core NORTHING 12,367.75 START DATE: 1-20-97
LOGGED BY: Dave Cercone EASTING 9,925.52 FINISH DATE: 2-21-97
z > CORE 0 Of RUN MATERIAL DESCRIPTION PIEZOMETER 0 o L,1 Q_
0 0 0 0
0'-11' SILT AND CLAY, Brown, Dry to Damp, Trace Rock Fragments.
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10 10-
11'-14' SILT AND CLAY, Yellow Brown, Dry-Damp. Trace Rock Fragments.
30q,9.6' RUN #I 14.1'-16.2' MUDSTONE, Grey, Very Soft, Slight-Moderate Weathering, Few Vertical 15 15- Fractures. Very Broken-Broken.
20 I_I. I~ I ______NOTES: 1. Depths and Elevations in feet unless otherwise noted. 1 of 6 b/bb I UU,}UU I "Sheet 67861003001) I
20152002 ICF KAISER ENGINEERS BORING LOG
PROJECT NAME: Molycorp WATER LEVELS BELOW CASING: BORING NO. TB-01 TOC WELL LEVEL PROJECT LOCATION: Washington, Pa. TB-01-1 = 39.11' G.S. EL. 1121.16 TB-01-2 = 61.54' TB-01-1 1121.55 DRILLING FIRM: Geo Environmental TB-01-3 = 76.72' TB-01-2 1121.23 = 98.62' TB-01-3 1121.13 TB-01-4 1120.93 DRILLING CASING EL.TB-01-4 METHOD: Auger/Rock Core NORTHING 12,367.75 START DATE: 1-20-97
LOGGED BY: Dove Cercone EASTING 9,925.52 FINISH DATE: 2-21-97
Z >- E CORE 0 a. RUN MATERIAL DESCRIPTION PIEZOMETER U. •NUMBERSa v-> .0 O 0j> - - S.1 L _or 1-t-1---1a" 16.2'-24.3' SHALE, Oork--Grey-Blaock Carbonaceous, Soft, Slightly Weathered, Bedding Planes are Weak and Break Readily, Stained Vertical Fractures ore Common, Abrupt Contact w/ Grey Mudstone.
5"0.1 01 RUN #2 24.3'-26.7' MUDSTONE, Grey Grading into Grey Sandstone, Very Soft to Soft, -25 25 Slightly Weathered, Fractured at Sand stone Interfoce-Oxidized.
26.7'-34.0' SANDSTONE, Laminated. Fine Grained (Horsetail Laminations), Hori zontal Fractures, Iron-Stained Zones, 7 Zones in Sandstone.
I30 30-
- I - I - .4- + 4- =- ----- 34.0'-42.1' SANDSTONE. Lominated, 70,q.71 0 1 RUN #3 -35~ Same as Above. 0. 35' -3
40 I____II I I I -v NOTES: 1. Depths and Elevations in feet unless otherwise noted.
6786100300• Sheet 2 of 6 6786100300 I LOG 20152003 ICF KAISER ENGINEERS BORING V 1 PROJECT NAME: Molycorp WATER LEVELS BELOW CASING: BORING NO. TB-01 TOC WELL LEVEL TB-01-1 = 39.11' PROJECT LOCATION: Washington, Po. G.S. EL. 1121.16 TB-01-2 = 61.54' TB-01-1 1121.55 DRILLING FIRM: Geo Environmental TB-01-3 = 76.72' TB-01-2 1121.23 TB-01-3 1121.13 TB-01-4 = 98.62' CASING EL.TB-01-4 1120.93 DRILLING METHOD: Auger/Rock Core I NORTHING 12.367.75 START DATE: 1-20-97
LOGGED BY: Dove Cercone EASTING 9,925.52 FINISH DATE: 2-21-97 1 I
z CORE 0 0. RUN MATERIAL DESCRIPTION PIEZOMETER CL NUMBERS 0 Li U -J 0s0 Li. _=__ 1 l~l4 1i1 t rit -F..--, I I
42.1'-42.6' COAL, Poor Quality. - . I . . 42.6'-43.7' MUDSTONE, Grey. 5074O11 0 RUN #4 43.7'-46.3' SHALE, Grey Medium Hard. Slight Weathering, Stained Fractures, Broken. 45
46.3'-47.8' SHALE/SANDSTONE Grey, Very Fine-Fine Grained. Medium Hard Hard, Not Weathered, No Fractures, Horsetoal Laminates at Contacts w/ tiverlvino and UnderlyinQ Shales. I • - • 4 1 m M 47.8'-55.8' SHALE, Grey-Black, Fissle.
50
RUN #5
9;4O 0 1O0 1RUN #6
55 55.8'-62.6' LIMESTONE. Light-Dark Grey, Hard. Micritic. Some Zones Hove Laminations. No Fractures.