Important

This ShakeMap 3.5 Manual is deprecated. Please see the ShakeMap 4 Manual.

ShakeMap 3.5 Manual

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Technical Guide
  • 2.1. ShakeMap Software Overview
  • 2.2. Philosophy of Estimating and Interpolating Ground Motions
  • 2.3. Recorded Ground-motion Parameters
    • 2.3.1. Data Acquisition
    • 2.3.2. Derived Parametric Ground-motion Values
    • 2.3.3. Macroseismic Intensity
  • 2.4. Ground Motion and Intensity Predictions
  • 2.5. ShakeMap Processing
    • 2.5.1. Data preparation
      • 2.5.1.1. Flagged Stations
      • 2.5.1.2. Converting MMI to PGM and PGM to MMI
      • 2.5.1.3. Site Corrections
        • 2.5.1.3.1. Site Characterization Map
        • 2.5.1.3.2. Amplification Factors
        • 2.5.1.3.3. Correct Data to “Rock”
    • 2.5.2. Event Bias
    • 2.5.3. Interpolation
    • 2.5.4. Amplify Ground Motions
    • 2.5.5. Differences in Handling MMI
    • 2.5.6. Fault Considerations
      • 2.5.6.1. Median Distance and Finite Faults
      • 2.5.6.2. Fault Dimensions
      • 2.5.6.3. Directivity
    • 2.5.7. Additional Considerations
      • 2.5.7.1. User-supplied Estimate Grids
      • 2.5.7.2. Uncertainty
  • 2.6. Representing Macroseismic Intensity on Maps
    • 2.6.1. Color Palette for the ShakeMap Instrumental Intensity Scale
    • 2.6.2. ShakeMap Instrumental Intensity Scale Text Descriptions
    • 2.6.3. ShakeMap Intensity Scale and Peak Ground Motions
    • 2.6.4. Color Coding Stations by Intensity
  • 2.7. Discussion of Chosen Map Parameters (Intensity Measures)
    • 2.7.1. Use of Peak Values Rather than Mean
• 3. User’s Guide
  • 3.1. Background
  • 3.2. Products and Formats
    • 3.2.1. Input Files
    • 3.2.2. Output Files and Products
      • 3.2.2.1. Metadata and Runtime Information
      • 3.2.2.2. Static Maps and Plots (Images)
      • 3.2.2.3. Interactive Maps
      • 3.2.2.4. Interpolated Ground Motion Grids
      • 3.2.2.5. Station Lists
      • 3.2.2.6. GIS Products
        • 3.2.2.6.1. Shapefiles
        • 3.2.2.6.2. ESRI Raster Files (.flt files)
        • 3.2.2.6.3. Google Earth Overlay
        • 3.2.2.6.4. Contour Files
    • 3.2.3. Real-Time Product Distribution, Automatic Access, and Feeds
      • 3.2.3.1. Interactive Web Downloads
      • 3.2.3.2. RSS Feeds
      • 3.2.3.3. GeoJSON Feeds
      • 3.2.3.4. Additional Feeds
      • 3.2.3.5. ShakeCast System
      • 3.2.3.6. Product Delivery Layer (PDL) Client
      • 3.2.3.7. Web Mapping (GIS) Services
  • 3.3. ShakeMap Archives
    • 3.3.1. Real-time ShakeMaps
    • 3.3.2. ShakeMap Atlas
    • 3.3.3. ShakeMap Scenarios
      • 3.3.3.1. Generating Earthquake Scenarios
      • 3.3.3.2. Standardizing Earthquake Scenarios
  • 3.4. Applications of ShakeMap
    • 3.4.1. Emergency Management and Response
    • 3.4.2. Loss Estimation
    • 3.4.3. Financial Sector Decision-Making
    • 3.4.4. Public Information and Education
    • 3.4.5. Emergency Preparedness
    • 3.4.6. Earthquake Engineering and Seismological Research
  • 3.5. Related Systems
    • 3.5.1. ShakeCast
    • 3.5.2. PAGER
    • 3.5.3. Public and Private Sector Tools
  • 3.6. Disclaimers
    • 3.6.1. General Disclaimer
    • 3.6.2. ShakeMap Update Policy
• 4. Software & Implementation Guide
  • 4.1. Implementation Considerations
    • 4.1.1. Seismic Network
    • 4.1.2. Seismic Stations and Parametric Data
    • 4.1.3. Triggering ShakeMap
    • 4.1.4. System Configuration
    • 4.1.5. Operations
    • 4.1.6. Scenarios
    • 4.1.7. Backup
  • 4.2. ShakeMap Implementation Checklist
  • 4.3. Software Availability & Software Guide
• 5. Regional Operations
• 6. Future Directions
  • 6.1. Research & Development
  • 6.2. Software: ShakeMap 4.0 (Python)
• 7. Acknowledgments
• 8. References & Bibliography
• 9. Glossary