Map of the eight main Hawaiian Islands, showing probability of future earthquake ground shaking
Hawai‘i (regional), United States, 2014
Figure 12 in: Kauahikaua, J.P. & Tilling, R.I. (2014). Natural hazards and risk reduction in Hawai‘i. In: Poland, M.P., Takahashi, T.J., & Landowski, C.M. (eds.) Characteristics of Hawaiian Volcanoes. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 1801, p. 397-427. https://doi.org/10.3133/pp180110
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Map Set
Kauahikaua, J.P. & Tilling, R.I. (2014). Natural hazards and risk reduction in Hawai‘i. In: Poland, M.P., Takahashi, T.J., & Landowski, C.M. (eds.) Characteristics of Hawaiian Volcanoes. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 1801, p. 397-427. https://doi.org/10.3133/pp180110
https://doi.org/10.3133/pp180110
Other Maps In Set:
- Index of lava flow incidence per 10,000 years past per square mile
- Preliminary integrated lava flow hazards map for the State of Hawaii
- Shaded relief map showing tephra hazard zones on the Island of Hawai‘i
- Map depicting the numbered hazard zones 1 to 4 for ground fractures and “small-scale” subsidence for the Island of Hawai‘i
Map Data
Map ID | 3746 |
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Hazard Process(es) | Earthquakes |
Hazard Zone Presentation | Single hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel |
Temporal Scale | Background, or long-term, map |
Spatial Scale | Island |
Publication Format | Figure in a journal article |
Zonation Method(s) | Derived/simplified from another map |
Zonation Model(s) | |
Scenario(s) Considered | No scenarios were discernable from the map |
Hazard Zone Label(s) | Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric |
Probability Definition(s) | Numeric probability |
Purpose | Scientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals |
Audience | Scientists (usually in scientific publication) |
Language(s) | English |
Basemap(s) | Simple or sketch map |
Basemap overlay(s) | |
Diemsionality | Planimetric (2D or map) view |
Color Scheme | Rainbow |