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Active Faults Geodatabase

Basic Information
Author: 
Jessica Czajkowski
Description: 
The records within this dataset represent faults with known or suspected Quaternary (<1,600,000 yrs) activity in the state of Washington. These records make up a feature class that is part of a geodatabase that contains data on seismogenic features in Washington State. Other feature classes are active_fold, earthquake_location, and excavation_trench. Data were gathered from numerous sources, including the Washington State portion of the U.S Geological Survey's "Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States" (USGS, 2010). Faults were attributed with information such as age, visibility, method of detection, and in most cases, the corresponding ID number for the fault in the USGS database, for easy correlation between the two data sources. This dataset contains multiple interpretations of the same faults or fault systems by different authors, which may be only partially co-located. Differing interpretations are the result of different methods used to detect the faults and the scale of the investigation. Care should be used with this dataset to ensure full understanding of the scope of past work and breadth of interpretation of the fault of interest.
Publication Date: 
Friday, September 30, 2011
Resource Language: 
English
Intelectual Originator Contact
Organization Name: 
Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
Person Name: 
Jessica Czajkowski
Street Address: 
1111 Washington St. SE, MS 47007
City: 
Olympia
State/Province: 
WA
Postal Code: 
98504
Country: 
USA
Phone: 
360-902-1450
Email: 
jessica.czajkowski@dnr.wa.gov
Available Files: 
application/zip iconwa_active_faults_v1_1.zip
Resource Information
Constraints Statement: 
The Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources (DGER) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.  This product is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular use. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the authors of this product will not be liable to the user of this product for any activity involving the product with respect to the following: (a) lost profits, lost savings, or any other consequential damages; (b) the fitness of the product for a particular purpose; or (c) use of the product or results obtained from use of the product. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of DGER, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by DGER regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty.
Resource Distribution Contact
Organization Name: 
Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
Person Name: 
Jessica Czajkowski
Street Address: 
1111 Washington St. SE, MS 47007
City: 
Olympia
State/Province: 
WA
Postal Code: 
98504
Country: 
USA
Phone: 
360-902-1450
Email: 
jessica.czajkowski@dnr.wa.gov
Geographic Extent
North bounding latitude: 
75
South bounding latitude: 
17
West bounding longitude: 
-180
East bounding longitude: 
-64

Active Faults GIS Files

Basic Information
Author: 
Jessica Czajkowski
Description: 
The records within this dataset represent faults with known or suspected Quaternary (<1,600,000 yrs) activity in the state of Washington. These records make up a feature class that is part of a geodatabase that contains data on seismogenic features in Washington State. Other feature classes are active_fold, earthquake_location, and excavation_trench. Data were gathered from numerous sources, including the Washington State portion of the U.S Geological Survey's "Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States" (USGS, 2010). Faults were attributed with information such as age, visibility, method of detection, and in most cases, the corresponding ID number for the fault in the USGS database, for easy correlation between the two data sources. This dataset contains multiple interpretations of the same faults or fault systems by different authors, which may be only partially co-located. Differing interpretations are the result of different methods used to detect the faults and the scale of the investigation. Care should be used with this dataset to ensure full understanding of the scope of past work and breadth of interpretation of the fault of interest.
Publication Date: 
Friday, September 30, 2011
Resource Language: 
English
Intelectual Originator Contact
Organization Name: 
Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
Person Name: 
Jessica Czajkowski
Street Address: 
1111 Washington St. SE, MS 47007
City: 
Olympia
State/Province: 
WA
Postal Code: 
98504
Country: 
USA
Phone: 
360-902-1450
Email: 
jessica.czajkowski@dnr.wa.gov
Available Files: 
application/zip iconwa_active_faut_gis_files.zip
Resource Information
Constraints Statement: 
The Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources (DGER) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.  This product is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular use. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the authors of this product will not be liable to the user of this product for any activity involving the product with respect to the following: (a) lost profits, lost savings, or any other consequential damages; (b) the fitness of the product for a particular purpose; or (c) use of the product or results obtained from use of the product. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of DGER, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by DGER regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty.
Resource Distribution Contact
Organization Name: 
Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
Person Name: 
Jessica Czajkowski
Street Address: 
1111 Washington St. SE, MS 47007
City: 
Olympia
State/Province: 
WA
Postal Code: 
98504
Country: 
USA
Phone: 
360-902-1450
Email: 
jessica.czajkowski@dnr.wa.gov
Geographic Extent
North bounding latitude: 
75
South bounding latitude: 
17
West bounding longitude: 
-180
East bounding longitude: 
-64
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