Earthquake Hazard Zones

Dataset Number824
Dataset TitleEarthquake Hazard Zones
CustodianData Authority: Department for Trade and Investment
Data Provider: Department for Trade and Investment

Description

DescriptionEarthquake Hazard Zones are used in conjunction with the Building Code of Australia (BCA) for use with the design of domestic structures in accordance with Appendix A Domestic Structures (Housing) of AS 1170.4. Earthquake Hazard Zones are classified INTO 2 zones –- 1) Areas identified as having a hazard factor (Z) of more than 0.11SELECT 1 FROM DUAL; 2) Areas identified as having a hazard factor (Z) of 0.11 or less
UsageTo assist in the application of the Building Code. For use with the design of domestic structures in accordance with Appendix A Domestic Structures (Housing) of AS 1170.4.

Data Quality

LineageEarthquake Hazard Zones cover the whole state and derived from the Earthquake Hazard Risk Contour Map sourced from Geoscience Australia from https://data.gov.au/dataset/earthquake-hazard-risk-contour-map-national-geoscience-dataset. The source data is an interpretive data set based on data derived from AGSO's World Earthquake Database. Using earthquake locations and measurements from the database, contours reflecting potential earthquake hazard were digitised in Arcinfo for the Australian mainland. In 1997 the 1:1 000 000 scale AGSO approved coastline was added. map
CompletenessFull (complete)
Positional Accuracy1km to 10km. Nominal Scale 1:1,000,000

Geographic Extent

Extent NameSouth Australia
Min Easting or Longitude129
Min Northing or Latitude-38.25
Max Easting or Longitude141
Max Northing or Latitude-26

Dataset Status

Initially Acquired24-JAN-2008
Last Updated24-JAN-2008
Update FrequencyAs required
Maintenance MethodManual edits in ArcMap when required.
AusGOALCC BY (Attribution)

Attributes

TableNameField AliasData TypeDescription
Polygon Attribute TableACCELERATION_COEF CharacterValues of the acceleration coefficient (a) that has a 10% chance of being exceeded in 50 years

Contact Information

OrganisationDepartment for Trade and Investment
Planning and Land Use Services
Postal Address101 Grenfell Street

ADELAIDE
5000
Emaillsgspatialdata@sa.gov.au