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Geology References


Park, S. and S. Elrick (1998). Predictions of shear-wave velocities in Southern California using surface geology, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, V. 88, 677-685.


Geological Classifications of Park and Elrick, 1998 S-wave vel. est.
Q Quaternary 333 m/s
T Tertiary 406 m/s
M Mesozoic 589 m/s



Tinsley, J. C. and T. E. Fumal (1985). Mapping Quaternary sedimentary deposits for areal variations in shaking response, in Evaluating Earthquake Hazards in the Los Angeles Region, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 1360, 101-125.


Geological Classifications of Tinsley and Fumal, 1985
NOTE: see this paper for an estimate of shear-wave velocity based on these site classifications.
Holocene af Artificial Fill
Qyvc very coarse grained sediment (cobbles and boulders)
Qyc coarse-grained sediment (gravel)
Qym medium-grained sediment (sand)
Qyf fine-grained sediment (silt and clay)
Pleistocene Qovc very coarse grained sediment (cobbles and boulders)
Qoc coarse-grained sediment (gravel)
Qom medium-grained sediment (sand)
Qof fine-grained sediment (silt and clay)
Qpu undifferentiated late Pleistocene sediments
----- QTs undifferentiated middle and late Pleistocene and latest Tertiary sedimentary rock
Tertiary Tss sedimentary rock
Tsb basement rock
Mesozoic Mxb intrusive and metamorphic (basement) rock


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