The Mw 6.0 24 august 2014 South Napa Earthquake

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 2A, 2015, Pages 309-326

  Brocher, Thomas M ^a   Baltay, Annemarie S ^a   Hardebeck, Jeanne L ^a   Pollitz, Fred F ^a   Murray, Jessica R ^a   Llenos, Andrea L ^a   Schwartz, David P ^a   Blair, James Luke ^a   Ponti, Daniel J ^a   Lienkaemper, James J ^a   Langenheim, Victoria E ^a   Dawson, Timothy E ^b   Hudnut, Kenneth W ^c   Shelly, David R ^a   Dreger, Douglas S ^d   Boatwright, John ^a   Aagaard, Brad T ^a   Wald, David J ^c   Allen, Richard M ^d   Barnhart, William D ^e   Knudsen, Keith L ^a   Brooks, Benjamin A ^a   Scharer, Katherine M ^c   more..

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; GROUND MOTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

CALIFORNIA; NAPA COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927136011     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0220150004     Document Type: Article

References (65)

1. Abrahamson, N.,W. Silva, and R. Kamai (2014). Summary of the ASK14 ground-motion relation for active crustal regions, Earthq. Spectra 30, 1025-1055.
2. Armstrong, C. F. (1979). Coyote Lake earthquake, August 6, 1979, California, Geology 32, 248-251.
3. Bakun, W. H. (1999). Seismic activity in the San Francisco Bay region, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 89, 764-784.
4. Baltay, A. S., and J. Boatwright (2015). Ground motion observations of the 2014 South Napa earthquake, Seismol. Res. Lett. 86, no. 2A, doi: 10.1785/0220140232.
5. Baltay, A. S., and T. C. Hanks (2014). Understanding the magnitude dependence of PGA and PGV in NGA-West2 data, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 104, no. 6, 2851, doi: 10.1785/0120130283.
6. Boatwright, J., J. L. Blair, B. T. Aagaard, and K. Wallis (2015). The distribution of red and yellow tags in the City of Napa, Seismol. Res. Lett. 86, no. 2A, doi: 10.1785/0220140234.
7. Bonilla, M. G., J. J. Lienkaemper, and J. C. Tinsley (1980). Surface faulting near Livermore, California, associated with the January 1980 earthquakes, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open-File Rept. 80-523, 27 pp.
8. Boore, D. M., J. P. Stewart, E. Seyhan, and G. M. Atkinson (2014). NGAWest2 equations for predicting PGA, PGV, and 5%-damped PSA for shallow crustal earthquakes, Earthq. Spectra 30, 1057-1085, doi: 10.1193/070113EQS184M.
9. Brooks, B., K. Hudnut, C. Glennie, and T. Ericksen (2014). Near-field deformation associated with the M 6.0 South Napa earthquake surface rupture, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, 15-19 December 2014, Abstract S33F-4900.
10. Brossy, C., K. Kelson, and M. Ticci (2010). Digital compilation of data for the Contra Costa shear zone for the northern California Quaternary fault map database: Collaborative research withWilliam Lettis & Associates, Inc. and theU.S. Geological Survey, Final Technical Rept., Award No. 07HQGR0063, 4 figures, 13 pp., http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/07HQGR0063.pdf (last accessed February 2015).
11. California Department of Water Resources (2015). Groundwater level data reports, Report Groundwater Level Data by Basin, available at http://www.water.ca.gov/waterdatalibrary/groundwater/hydrographs/index.cfm (last accessed February 2015).
12. Campbell, K. W., and Y. Bozorgnia (2014). NGA-West2 ground motion model for the average horizontal components of PGA, PGV, and 5%-damped linear acceleration response spectra, Earthq. Spectra 30, 1087-1115, doi: 10.1193/062913EQS175M.
13. Catchings, R., M. Goldman, G. Slad, C. Criley, J. Chan, R. Fay, W. Fay, and J. Svitek (2014). Continuity of the West Napa fault zone inferred from aftershock recordings on fault-crossing arrays, 2014 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, 15-19 December 2014, Abstract #S31G-08.
14. Chiou, B. S. J., and R. R. Youngs (2014). Update of the Chiou and Youngs NGA model for the average horizontal component of peak ground motion and response spectra, Earthq. Spectra 30, 1117-1153, doi: 10.1193/072813EQS219M.
15. D'Alessio, M. A., I. A. Johanson, R. Bürgmann, D. A. Schmidt, and M. H. Murray (2005). Slicing up the San Francisco Bay area: Block kinematics and fault slip rates from GPS-derived surface velocities, J. Geophys. Res. 110, no. B06403, doi: 10.1029/2004JB003496.
16. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) (2014). M 6.0 South Napa earthquake of August 24, 2014, EERI Special Earthquake Report, October 2014, 27 pp., http://www.eqclearinghouse.org/ 2014-08-24-south-napa/preliminary-reports/ (last accessed February 2015).
17. Ellsworth,W. L. (1990). Earthquake history, 1769-1989, in The San Andreas Fault System, California, Chapter 6, R. E. Wallace (Editor), United States Government Printing Office,Washington, U.S. Geol.Surv. Prof. Pap. 1515, 152-187.
18. Felzer, K. R. (2013). Appendix K. The UCERF3 earthquake catalog, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open-File Rept. 2013-1165, California Geol. Surv. Special Rept. 228, and Southern California Earthquake Center Publication 1792.
19. Field, E. H., G. P. Biasi, P. Bird, T. E. Dawson, K. R. Felzer, D. D. Jackson, K. M. Johnson, T. H. Jordan, C. Madden, A. J. Michael, et al. (2013). Uniform California earthquake rupture forecast, version 3 (UCERF3)-The time-independent model, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open-File Rept. 2013-1165, California Geol. Surv. Special Rept. 228, and Southern California Earthquake Center Publication 1792, 97 pp., http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1165/ (last accessed February 2015).
20. Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance [GEER] (2014). August 24, 2014 South Napa, California earthquake, GEER Association Report No. GEER-037, Section G, http://www.geerassociation.org/GEER-Post%20EQ%20Reports/SouthNapa-2014/index.html (last accessed February 2015).
21. Given, D. D., E. S. Cochran, T. Heaton, E. Hauksson, R. Allen, P. Hellweg, J. Vidale, and P. Bodin (2014). Technical implementation plan for the ShakeAlert production system: An earthquake early warning system for the West Coast of the United States, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open-File Rept. 2014-1097, 31 pp.
22. Graizer, V., and E. Kalkan (2015). Update of the Graizer-Kalkan groundmotion prediction equations for shallow crustal continental earthquakes, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open-File Rept. 2015-1009, 98 pp.
23. Graymer, R. W., D. L. Jones, and E. E. Brabb (2002). Geologic map and map database of northeastern San Francisco Bay region, California, U.S. Geol. Surv. Misc. Field Studies Map MF-2403, version 1.0, scale 1:100,000.
24. Hardebeck, J. L., and D. R. Shelly (2014). Aftershocks of the 2014 M 6 South Napa earthquake: Detection, location, and focal mechanisms, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, 15-19 December 2014, Abstract S33F-4927.
25. Hardebeck, J. L., A. J. Michael, and T. M. Brocher (2007). Seismic velocity structure and seismotectonics of the eastern San Francisco Bay region, California, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 97, 826-842.
26. Harms, K. K., M. M. Clark, M. J. Rymer, M. G. Bonilla, E. L. Harp, D. G. Herd, K. R. Lajoie, J. J. Lienkaemper, S. A.Mathieson, J. A. Perkins, et al. (1987). The search for surface faulting, in The Morgan Hill, California earthquake of April 2, 1984, Hoose, S. N. (Editor), Chapter 7, U.S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 1639, 61-68.
27. Hill, R. L., and D. J. Beeby (1977). Surface faulting associated with the 5.2 magnitude Galway Lake earthquake of May 31, 1975: Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. 88, 1378-1384
28. Hill, R. L., J. A. Treiman, J. W. Given, J. C. Pechman, J. R. McMillan, and J. E. Ebel (1980). Geologic study of the Homestead Valley earthquake swarm of March 15, 1979, California, Geology 33, 60-67.
29. Hough, S. E. (2014). Where was the 1898 Mare Island earthquake? Insights from the 2014 South Napa earthquake, 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, 15-19 December 2014, Abstract #S44D-03.
30. Hudnut, K. W., T. M. Brocher, C. S. Prentice, J. Boatwright, B. A. Brooks, B. T. Aagaard, J. L. Blair, J. Fletcher, J. E. Erdem, and C. W. Wicks, et al. (2014). Key recovery factors for the August 24, 2014, South Napa earthquake, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open-File Rept. 2014-1249, 51 pp., doi: 10.3133/ofr20141249.
31. Hudnut, K. W., L. Seeber, and T. Rockwell (1989). Slip on the Elmore Ranch fault during the past 330 years and it's relation to slip on the Superstition Hills fault, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 79, 330-341.
32. Jennings, C. W. (1994). Fault activity map of California and adjacent areas with locations and ages of recent volcanic eruptions, California Geol. Surv., Geologic Data Map No. 6, scale 1:750,000, Department of Conservation.
33. Johanson, I. A., and R. Bürgmann (2010). Coseismic and postseismic slip from the 2003 San Simeon earthquake and their effects on backthrust slip and the 2004 Parkfield earthquake, J. Geophys. Res. 115, no. B07411, doi: 10.1029/2009JB006599.
34. Kelson, K. I., J. N. Baldwin, J. R. Unruh, andW. R. Lettis (2004). Coastal marine terraces define Late Quaternary fault activity and deformation within northern East Bay hills, San Francisco Bay region, Eos Trans. AGU 85, no. 47 (Fall Meet. Suppl.), Abstract T13C-1396.
35. Kelson, K. I., J. R. Unruh, and J. N. Baldwin (2005). Late Quaternary deformation in the northeastern East Bay hills, San Francisco Bay region (abstracts with programs), Geol. Soc. Am. 37, no. 4, 106, http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005CD/finalprogram/abstract-85559.htm (last accessed February 2015).
36. Langbein, J. (2004). Noise in two-color electronic distance meter measurements revisited, J. Geophys. Res. 109, no. B04406, doi: 10.1029/2003JB002819.
37. Langbein, J., J. R. Murray, and H. A. Snyder (2006). Coseismic and initial postseismic deformation from the 2004 Parkfield, California, earthquake observed by Global Positioning System, creepmeters, and borehole strainmeters, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 96, S304-S320.
38. Langenheim, V. E., R.W. Graymer, and R. C. Jachens (2006). Geophysical setting of the 2000 ML 5.2 Yountville, California, earthquake: Implications for seismic hazard in NapaValley, California, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 96, 1192-1198.
39. Lienkaemper, J. J., B. Baker, and F. S. McFarland (2006). Surface slip associated with the 2004 Parkfield, California, earthquake measured on alinement arrays, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 96, S239-S249, doi: 10.1785/0120050806.
40. Lienkaemper, J. J., G. R. Barry, F. E. Smith, and J. D. Mello (2013). The Greenville fault: preliminary estimates of its long-term creep rate and seismic potential, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 103, 2729-2738, doi:10.1785/0120120169.
41. Lienkaemper, J. J., B. A. Brooks, S. B. DeLong, C. J. Domrose, and C. M. Rosa (2014). Surface slip associated with the 2014 South Napa, California earthquake measured on alinement arrays, 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, 15-19 December 2014, Abstract #S33F-4898.
42. Lienkaemper, J. J., and W. H. Prescott (1989). Historic surface slip along the San Andreas fault near Parkfield, California, J. Geophys. Res. 94, 17,647-17,670.
43. Minson, S. E., M. Simons, and J. L. Beck (2013). A Bayesian approach to finite fault earthquake modeling. I: Theory and synthetics, Geophys. J. Int. 194, 1701-1726.
44. Napa CountyUniversity of California Cooperative Extension (2015). Carneros, Napa-Monthly Totals, http://cenapa.ucanr.edu/about/weather/?weather=station&station=109 (last accessed February 2015).
45. Ogata, Y. (1988). Statistical models for earthquake occurrences and residual analysis for point processes, J. Am. Stat. Assoc. 83, 9-27.
46. Oppenheimer, D. H., W. H. Bakun, and A. G. Lindh (1990). Slip partitioning of the Calaveras fault, California, and prospects for future earthquakes, J. Geophys. Res. 95, 8483-8498.
47. Ouillon, G., C. Ducorbier, and D. Sornette (2008). Automatic reconstruction of fault networks from seismicity catalogs, three-dimensional optimal anisotropic dynamic clustering, J. Geophys. Res. 113, no. B01306, 15, doi: 10.1029/2007JB005032.
48. Parsons, T., M. Segou, V. Sevilgen, K. Milner, E. Field, S. Toda, and R. S. Stein (2014). Stress-based aftershock forecasts made within 24 hours post-mainshock: Expected north San Francisco Bay area seismicity changes after the 2014 M 6:0 West Napa earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett. 41, no. 24, 8792-8799, doi: 10.1002/2014GL062379.
49. Ponti,D.,T. Dawson,D. Schwartz, B. Brooks, S.DeLong, S. Hecker,K. Hudnut, K. Kelson, J. Lienkaemper, C. Prentice, C. Rosa, R. Rubin, G. Seitz, R. Sicker, and J. Wesling (2014). Surface fault rupture from the M 6.0 South Napa earthquake of August 24, 2014, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, 15-19 December 2014, Abstract S33F-4901.
50. Richter, C. F., C. R. Allen, and J. M. Nordquist (1958). The Desert Hot Springs earthquakes and their tectonic environment, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 48, 315-337.
51. Rymer, M. J. (2000). Triggered surface slips in the Coachella Valley area associated with the 1992 JoshuaTree and Landers, California, earthquakes, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 48, 832-848.
52. Seed, H. B., I. M. Idriss, and I. Arrango (1983). Evaluation of liquefaction potential using field performance data, J. Geotech. Eng. 109, 458-482.
53. Seyhan, E., and J. P. Stewart (2014). Semi-empirical nonlinear site amplification from NGA-West 2 data and simulations, Earthq. Spectra 30, no. 3, 1241-1256, doi: 10.1193/063013EQS181M.
54. Sharp, R. V., M. J. Rymer, and D. M. Morton (1986). Trace fractures on the Banning fault created in association with the 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 76, no. 6, 1838-1843.
55. Thurber, C., H. Zhang, F. Waldhauser, J. Hardebeck, A. Michael, and D. Eberhart-Phillips (2006). Three-dimensional compressional wavespeed model, earthquake relocations, and focal mechanisms for the Parkfield, California, region, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 96, S38-S49.
56. Toppozada, T. R., C. R. Real, and D. L. Parke (1981). Preparation of isoseismal maps and summaries of reported effects for pre-1900 California earthquakes, California Div. Mines Geol. Open-File Rept. 81-11 SAC, 182 pp.
57. Trexler, C., A. Morelan, and M. Oskin (2014). Rapid mapping of surface rupture from the South Napa earthquake, presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, 15-19 December 2014, Abstract S31G-01.
58. Unruh, J. R., and K. I. Kelson (2002a). Critical evaluation of the northern termination of the Calaveras fault, eastern San Francisco Bay area, California, unpublished Final Technical Rept. submitted to the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program, Award Number 00-HQ-GR-0082, dated July, 2002, 28 pp.
59. Unruh, J. R., and K. I. Kelson (2002b). Critical evaluation of the northern termination of the Calaveras fault, eastern San Francisco Bay area, California (abstracts with programs), Eos Trans. AGU 83, no. 47 (Fall Meet. Suppl.), Abstract T62F-04, 1300.
60. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (2015). NationalWater Information System: Web Interface, USGS Water Resources, USGS 11458000 Napa River, Napa, California, http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/uv?site-no=11458000 (last accessed February 2015).
61. Wald, L. (2012). Earthquake information products and tools from the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), U.S. Geol. Surv. Fact Sheet 2006-3050 (revised September 2012), 2 pp.
62. Wesling, J. R., and K. L. Hanson (2008). Mapping of theWest Napa fault zone for input into the Northern California Quaternary Fault Database, Final Technical Rept., U.S. Geol. Surv. External Award Number 05HQAG0002, 4 tables, 12 figures, 1 plate, 1 appendix, 34 pp., http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/05HQAG0002.pdf (last accessed February 2015).
63. Witter, R. C., K. L. Knudsen, J. M. Sowers,C.M.Wentworth, R.D. Koehler, and C. E. Randolph (2006). Maps of Quaternary deposits and liquefaction susceptibility in the central San Francisco Bay region, California, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open-File Rept. 2006-1037, digital database by Wentworth, C. M., Brooks, S. K., and Gans, K. D., scale 1:24,000, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1037/ (last accessed February 2015).
64. Youd, T. L., and S. N. Hoose (1978). Historic ground failures in northern California triggered by earthquakes, U.S. Geol. Surv. Prof. Pap. 993, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, iv, 177 pp.
65. Zhang, H., and C. H. Thurber (2003). Double-difference tomography: The method and its application to the Hayward fault, California, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 93, 1875-1889.