02140nas a2200169   4500008004100000245010000041210006900141300001200210490000700222520155200229653002601781653002101807653003901828653003101867100002201898856005001920       2004                        eng d00aDelineation of Tectonic Provinces of New York State as a Component of Seismic-Hazard Evaluation0 aDelineation of Tectonic Provinces of New York State as a Compone  a142-1730 v263 a<p>Seismic-hazard evaluations in the eastern United States must be based on interpretations of the composition and form of Proterozoic basement-rock terranes and overlying Paleozoic strata, and on factors that can cause relative movements among their units, rather than Phanerozoic orogenic structures, which may be independent of modern tectonics. The tectonic-province concept is a major part of both probabilistic and deterministic seismic-hazard evaluations, yet those that have been proposed to date have not attempted to geographically correlate modern earthquakes with regional basement structure. Comparison of basement terrane (megablock) boundaries with the spatial pattern of modern seismicity may lead to the mechanically sound definition of tectonic provinces, and thus, better seismic-hazard evaluation capability than is currently available. Delineation of megablock boundaries will require research on the many factors that affect their structure and movement. This paper discusses and groups these factors into two broad categories-megablock tectonics in relation to seismicity and regional horizontal-compressive stresses, with megablock tectonics divided into subcategories of basement, overlying strata, regional lineaments, basement tectonic terranes, earthquake epicenter distribution, and epeirogeny, and compressive stresses divided into pop-ups and the contemporary maximum horizontal-compressive stress field. A list presenting four to nine proposed research topics for each of these categories is given at the end.</p>
10aeastern United States10aPaleozoic strata10aProterozoic basement-rock terranes10aSeismic-hazard evaluations1 aFakundiny, R., H.  uhttps://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70027524