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Sa(2.0) Seismic hazard map # 4 (of 5)

2005 National Building Code of Canada

60˚N

0.006
50˚N

50˚N
0.006

0.006

40˚N

40˚N
Median, 5% damped spectral acceleration (units = g; 1g ≈ 9.8 m/s2)
km

0.006 0.010 0.020 0.040 0.060 0.080 0.10 0.12 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.50 g
0 500 1000

120˚W 110˚W 100˚W 90˚W 80˚W 70˚W 60˚W

Spectral acceleration for a period of 2.0 seconds at a probability of 2%/50 years for firm ground conditions (NBCC soil class C). Canada