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CyberShake map for 336 sites in the Los Angeles region show regions of high and low hazard risk.
CyberShake study 15.4 hazard map for 336 sites (white triangles) in the Los Angeles region. Map displays response spectral acceleration at 2-second periods in units of surface gravitational acceleration for a 2 percent probability of exceedance in 50 years. Warm colors, representing areas of high hazard, often correspond to regions that overlay sedimentary basins including areas near Ventura (left center), Los Angeles (center) and San Bernardino (right center).
Credit: Scott Callaghan, Kevin Milner and Thomas H. Jordan, Southern California Earthquake Center
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