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Title: First Quarter Hanford Seismic Report for Fiscal Year 2008

Abstract

The Hanford Seismic Assessment Program (HSAP) provides an uninterrupted collection of high-quality raw and processed seismic data from the Hanford Seismic Network for the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractors. The Hanford Seismic Assessment Team locates and identifies sources of seismic activity and monitors changes in the historical pattern of seismic activity at the Hanford Site. The data are compiled, archived, and published for use by the Hanford Site for waste management, natural phenomena hazards assessments, and engineering design and construction. In addition, the seismic monitoring organization works with the Hanford Site Emergency Services Organization to provide assistance in the event of a significant earthquake on the Hanford Site. The Hanford Seismic Network and the Eastern Washington Regional Network consist of 41 individual sensor sites and 15 radio relay sites maintained by the Hanford Seismic Assessment Team. For the Hanford Seismic Network, forty-four local earthquakes were recorded during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. A total of thirty-one micro earthquakes were recorded within the Rattlesnake Mountain swarm area at depths in the 5-8 km range, most likely within the pre-basalt sediments. The largest event recorded by the network during the first quarter (November 25, 2007 - magnitude 1.5more » Mc) was located within this swarm area at a depth of 4.3 km. With regard to the depth distribution, three earthquakes occurred at shallow depths (less than 4 km, most likely in the Columbia River basalts), thirty-six earthquakes at intermediate depths (between 4 and 9 km, most likely in the pre-basalt sediments), and five earthquakes were located at depths greater than 9 km, within the crystalline basement. Geographically, thirty-eight earthquakes occurred in swarm areas and six earth¬quakes were classified as random events.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
926943
Report Number(s):
PNNL-17412
830403000; TRN: US0803115
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; HANFORD RESERVATION; SEISMICITY; EARTHQUAKES; MONITORING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SEISMIC ARRAYS; DATA

Citation Formats

Rohay, Alan C, Sweeney, Mark D, Hartshorn, Donald C, Clayton, Ray E, and Devary, Joseph L. First Quarter Hanford Seismic Report for Fiscal Year 2008. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.2172/926943.
Rohay, Alan C, Sweeney, Mark D, Hartshorn, Donald C, Clayton, Ray E, & Devary, Joseph L. First Quarter Hanford Seismic Report for Fiscal Year 2008. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/926943
Rohay, Alan C, Sweeney, Mark D, Hartshorn, Donald C, Clayton, Ray E, and Devary, Joseph L. 2008. "First Quarter Hanford Seismic Report for Fiscal Year 2008". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/926943. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/926943.
@article{osti_926943,
title = {First Quarter Hanford Seismic Report for Fiscal Year 2008},
author = {Rohay, Alan C and Sweeney, Mark D and Hartshorn, Donald C and Clayton, Ray E and Devary, Joseph L},
abstractNote = {The Hanford Seismic Assessment Program (HSAP) provides an uninterrupted collection of high-quality raw and processed seismic data from the Hanford Seismic Network for the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractors. The Hanford Seismic Assessment Team locates and identifies sources of seismic activity and monitors changes in the historical pattern of seismic activity at the Hanford Site. The data are compiled, archived, and published for use by the Hanford Site for waste management, natural phenomena hazards assessments, and engineering design and construction. In addition, the seismic monitoring organization works with the Hanford Site Emergency Services Organization to provide assistance in the event of a significant earthquake on the Hanford Site. The Hanford Seismic Network and the Eastern Washington Regional Network consist of 41 individual sensor sites and 15 radio relay sites maintained by the Hanford Seismic Assessment Team. For the Hanford Seismic Network, forty-four local earthquakes were recorded during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. A total of thirty-one micro earthquakes were recorded within the Rattlesnake Mountain swarm area at depths in the 5-8 km range, most likely within the pre-basalt sediments. The largest event recorded by the network during the first quarter (November 25, 2007 - magnitude 1.5 Mc) was located within this swarm area at a depth of 4.3 km. With regard to the depth distribution, three earthquakes occurred at shallow depths (less than 4 km, most likely in the Columbia River basalts), thirty-six earthquakes at intermediate depths (between 4 and 9 km, most likely in the pre-basalt sediments), and five earthquakes were located at depths greater than 9 km, within the crystalline basement. Geographically, thirty-eight earthquakes occurred in swarm areas and six earth¬quakes were classified as random events.},
doi = {10.2172/926943},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/926943}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 21 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Fri Mar 21 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
}