Relative Liquefaction Susceptibility of Monterey County, California, 2001
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This polygon shapefile contains areas of relative liquefaction suceptability in Monterey County, California. A common type of ground failure associated with moderate and large earthquakes is liquefaction in which water-saturated fine-grained cohesionless sediments lose strength and may fail during strong ground shaking. Liquefaction susceptibility depends on the age and type of material, relative density of the material, and the depth to first (shallowest) water. Generally, younger sediments (especially latest Holocene that are less than 1,000 years old) such as loose fill, river channel, and flood plain deposits are more likely to liquefy than older Pleistocene terrace deposits. Relative liquefaction susceptibility was evaluated using a simplified version of the methodology developed for the Monterey Bay area by the USGS (Dupré and Tinsley, 1980; Dupré, 1990; Pike and others, 1994). The resulting data set shows that the areas of highest susceptibility include the Salinas, Carmel, San Antonio, and Peachtree Valleys. This layer is part of a collection describing Geology resources and constraints Monterey County, California.
- Purpose
- This map depicts the relative liquefaction susceptibility of sediments in Monterey County. The purpose of this map is to provide a comparison of relative liquefaction susceptibility for regional planning studies in Monterey County.
Description
Type of resource | cartographic, software, multimedia |
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Form | Shapefile |
Extent | 5.687 |
Place | Monterey, California, |
Publisher | Monterey County (Calif.). Planning Department |
Publication date | 2001 |
Edition | version 1.0 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Map data | Scale not given. ; EPSG::2228 W 121°59ʹ30ʺ--W 120°12ʹ50ʺ/N 36°56ʹ38ʺ--N 35°45ʹ30ʺW 121°58ʹ44ʺ--W 120°12ʹ50ʺ/N 36°55ʹ11ʺ--N 35°47ʹ21ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326 |
Creators/Contributors
Creator | Rosenberg, Lewis I. |
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Subjects
Subject | Soil liquefaction |
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Subject | Earthquakes |
Subject | Aromas (Calif.) |
Subject | Big Sur (Calif.) |
Subject | Bolsa Knolls (Calif.) |
Subject | Bradley (Calif.) |
Subject | Cachagua Creek |
Subject | Carmel (Calif.) |
Subject | Carmel Highlands (Calif.) |
Subject | Carmel Valley (Calif.) |
Subject | Carmel Valley Village |
Subject | Castroville (Calif.) |
Subject | Del Rey Oaks (Calif.) |
Subject | Gonzales (Calif.) |
Subject | Greenfield (Calif.) |
Subject | Jamesburg (Calif.) |
Subject | Jolon (Calif.) |
Subject | King City (Calif.) |
Subject | Lockwood (Calif.) |
Subject | Lucia (Calif.) |
Subject | Marina (Calif.) |
Subject | Monterey (Calif.) |
Subject | Monterey County (Calif.) |
Subject | Moss Landing Harbor (Calif.) |
Subject | Pacific Grove (Calif.) |
Subject | Pajaro (Calif.) |
Subject | Parkfield (Calif.) |
Subject | Pebble Beach (Calif.) |
Subject | Prunedale (Calif.) |
Subject | Salinas (Calif.) |
Subject | San Ardo (Calif.) |
Subject | San Lucas (Calif.) |
Subject | Sand City (Calif.) |
Subject | Seaside (Calif.) |
Subject | Soledad (Calif.) |
Subject | Spreckels (Calif.) |
Subject | Tassajara Hot Springs |
Subject | 2001 |
Subject | Geoscientific Information |
Genre | Geospatial data |
Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Bibliographic information
WGS84 Cartographics | This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection. |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/jh727jq1489 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
- Copyright
- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- Rosenberg, Lewis I. (2001). Relative Liquefaction Susceptibility of Monterey County, California, 2001. Monterey County (Calif.) Planning Department. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/jh727jq1489.
Collection
Geology resources and constraints Monterey County, California
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