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    • Seismicity Catalog Collection, 2150 BC to 1996 AD (Superseded Version)

    Metadata Updated: May 17, 2025

    The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information decommissioned the Seismicity Catalog Collection, 2150 BC to 1996 AD on May 05, 2025 with no further updates. Upon termination, the underlying data will be available from https://doi.org/10.25921/f28m-kb46. Comments and questions may be sent to: ncei.info@noaa.gov. Note this metadata record is accompanied by another newer version of metadata for the same product. The Seismicity Catalog Collection is a compilation data on over four million earthquakes dating from 2150 BC to 1996 AD from NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center and U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center. The data include information on epicentral time of origin, location, magnitudes, depth and other earthquake-related parameters. This database is static and is no longer being updated.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date May 8, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 18, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 17, 2025
    Reference Date(s) June 15, 1996 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC MGG Hazards WAF

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    Union Pacific Railway Damage from Ground Deformation, Seattle, Washington, Associated with 29 April 1965 Seattle Earthquake

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 8, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 18, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 17, 2025
    Reference Date(s) June 15, 1996 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.hazards:G01318
    Access Constraints Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose., Cite as: Whitside, Lowell S.; Dater, David T.; Dunbar, Paula K.; Racey, Stewart D.; Buhmann, Ronald W.; Hittelman, Allen M. (2025). Seismicity Catalog Collection, 2150 BC to 1996 AD (NCEI Accession 0303738). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/f28m-kb46. Accessed [date].
    Bbox East Long 180.000000
    Bbox North Lat 90.000000
    Bbox South Lat -90.000000
    Bbox West Long -180.000000
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Graphic Preview Description Union Pacific Railway Damage from Ground Deformation, Seattle, Washington, Associated with 29 April 1965 Seattle Earthquake
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/data/icons/earthquake_1965_railway.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type jpg
    Harvest Object Id fb8cd22e-f5e1-4216-b912-5456ce6e76bb
    Harvest Source Id 7b37b703-805c-4a27-b47f-d471f07b5ed7
    Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Hazards WAF
    Licence
    Lineage The CD collection was a compilation of all of the earthquake catalogs, both US and non-US, in the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) archive available in 1996. The purpose was to provide users with access to all the seismicity data in one place. The data was formatted to be accessed with the NGDC-developed GeoVu software.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -90.0], [180.0, -90.0], [180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, -90.0]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin -2150
    Temporal Extent End 1996-09-30

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