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Seismic-Hazard Maps for the Conterminous United States
January 3, 2012 | USGS

USGS has released .pdf files of the “Seismic-Hazard Maps for the Conterminous United States, 2008″. “These maps are intended to summarize the available quantitative information about seismic ground motion hazard for the conterminous United States from geologic and geophysical source.” Quote from the USGS publication release.


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