Table 4. Maximum Horizontal Compressive Stress in NY, PA, OH, NJ, MD & NH
Place NE US Date P axis Depth Stress author
azimuth plunge km Technique
Reading PA 94/01/16 53 1 2 FM Du et al., 2003
Reading PA 94/01/16 61 -2 2 FM Du et al.
Lisbon NH 95/06/16 38 6 6 FM Du et al.
Berlin NH 96/08/21 52 -15 7 FM Du et al.
Pym PA 98/09/25 64 8 2 FM Du et al.
Saranac L. NY 00/04/20 39 -5 8 FM Du et al.
Ashtabula OH 1/1/26 53 7 2 FM Du et al.
Massena NY 44/09/05 70 16 20 FM Du et al.
Attica NY 66/01/01 62 1 2 FM Du et al.
Attica NY 67/06/13 74 11 3 FM Du et al.
Goodnow NY 83/10/07 97 -15 7.5 FM Du et al.
Perry OH 86/01/31 75 7 7 FM Du et al.
Reading PA 94/01+05 66 -2 0.5-2.5 FM-comp Seeber et al., 1998
Alma NY 1969 77 0 0,5 Hydro-Frac Sbar&Sykes, 1973
Blue Mt Lake NY 1971 80 -5 0-2 FM-comp Sbar&Sykes, 1973
Lancaster Co PA 84/04/23 70 -5 4.4-4.7 FM-comp Seeber&Armbruster, 1985
Columbia MD 1993 75 5 FM-comp Seeber et al., 1998
ME-NH-Quebec 73/06/15 77 -1 3 FM-comp Yang&Aggarwal, 1981
Au Sable NY 2/4/20 94 -2 11.5 FM Seeber et al., 2002
Milford NJ 3/8/26 56 7 1 to 2 FM-comp Seeber et al., 2004
Annsville NY 1977-80 79 7 1.5-2.0 FM-comp Seborowski et al., 1982
Ardsley NY 85/10/19 70 5 4.5-5.5 FM Seeber&Dawers, 1989
Ardsley NY 85/10/AS 95 -5 4.5-5.5 FM-comp Seeber&Dawers, 1989
Verplanck NY 83/09/13 52 15 9.5-9.8 FM-comp Quittmeyer et al., 1985
Wappinger Falls NY 74/06/07 50 15 0-1.5 FM-comp Pomeroy et al., 1976
Mt. Ivy-Thiells NY 1987 72 0 0.3 Hydro-Frac Rundle et al., 1987
Kent Cliffs NY 1985 55 0 1 Hydro-Frac Zoback et al., 1985
Newark basin NJ 2003 47 0 0.73-1.0 BoreHole Goldberg et al., 2003
Breakout
AVE SD SEM
AVE +/-SD first 19 entries 67.211 15.820 3.629
AVE +/-SD next 9 entries 64.000 16.047 5.349
AVE +/-SD all entries 66.179 15.668 2.961
Not used:
DE-NJ border 73/02/28 115 38 3.6 FM-comp Sbar et al., 1975
Hydro-Frac=Hydro-Fracture
FM=focal mechanism
FM-comp=composite of aftershock data