2012 SCEC-VDO Team

Quantitative and visual representations of the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3 (UCERF3) are created by the 2012 scripting team utilizing the visualization capabilities of SCEC Virtual Display of Objects (SCEC-VDO). These movies are the most advanced and graphic instruments for analyzing earthquake and fault data in space, time, and multiple dimensions. These videos illustrate fault slip rates for the four deformation models with large-scale and regional comparisons in California. Felzer Earthquake Catalogue movies display earthquakes from 1852 to 2010, and animating the catalogue reveals the complexity of seismicity over time. Multiple Fault Rupture Rate videos for critical faults display fault participation rates during a chosen event, and Solution Participation Rates show the frequency of different magnitudes on Californian faults. ShakeMap videos combine shaking intensity and CyberShake data to illustrate the relationship between wave propagation and velocity during ruptures, shaking, and seismic risk. Using SCEC-VDO, vital differences between the deformation models have been discovered that can only be seen through virtual representation. These visualizations of UCERF3 data provide revolutionary 4D animations that can be used for education, analyses, and earthquake preparedness and are an essential tool for further development.