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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rus,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As I know of, the intensity scale for the 1956 map is the same for current map (the conversion table).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Relationship between the intensity and peak ground acceleration (PRCNS, 2001)</span></tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br><tt>Peak ground acceleration (g) \0.05 0.05 0.10-0.15 0.15-0.20 0.20-0.30 0.30-0.40 >0.40</tt><br><tt>Earthquake intensity \VI VI VII VII VIII VIII >IX<o:p></o:p></tt></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></p><p class=MsoNormal><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Here is the reference for the 2001 map: </span></tt>People’s Republic of China National Standard (PRCNS), 2001, Seismic ground motion parameter zonation map of China, GB 18306–2001, China Standard Press.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 1956 map was the first Chinese national hazard map. I don’t have the reference for this, but will track it down. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Zhenming <tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></tt></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ceus-earthquake-hazards-bounces@geohazards.usgs.gov [mailto:ceus-earthquake-hazards-bounces@geohazards.usgs.gov] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Russell L Wheeler<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 02, 2011 11:49 AM<br><b>To:</b> Central and Eastern U.S. Earthquake Hazards Listserve<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CEUS-earthquake-hazards] Article on Central U.S. Earthquake hazard by expert panel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks for these maps, Zhenming. As nearly as I can tell, the PDE epicenter of the 2009 M7.9 Wenchuan earthquake plots on the two maps at 0.10 g (PGA) and IX or larger. Do you know what intensity scale was used for the 1956 map?</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Also, in case any of us would like to cite the maps, do you know the other elements of their formal citations (author, title, publisher, place of publication, scale of publication)? E.g., I'd like to add the citations to an ms. when it returns from journal review. The 2001 map is much more detailed than the 1999 GSHAP map.</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rus<br>-----------------------------------------<br>Rus Wheeler<br>research geologist<br>phone: (303) 273-8589<br>fax: (303) 273-8600<br>email: <a href="mailto:wheeler@usgs.gov">wheeler@usgs.gov</a><br><br>paper mail:<br>Russell L. Wheeler<br>U.S. Geological Survey<br>P.O. Box 25046, M.S. 966<br>Lakewood, CO 80225<br><br>physical address, FedEx, UPS:<br>1711 Illinois St., rm. 442<br>Golden, CO 80401</span> <br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>