80°W 70°W 60°W 50°W 40°W

Nicaragua

Costa
Rica
a ma Venezuela 10°N
Pan French
Guiana

Guy
Co
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an
m
bi a

a
r

0°
Ecu ado

Brazil

10°S
Peru
Bo l
iv
ia

20°S
Pa
ra
gua
y

Peak acceleration
expressed as a
percent of gravity (%g)
Chile

> 80
Uruguay 30°S

60 - 80
t in a

40 - 60
Arg en

30 - 40

20 - 30

10 - 20
40°S
5 - 10

3-5

2-3

1-2

<1
50°S
0 500 1,000 Kilometers

0 250 500 1,000 Miles

Peak Horizontal Acceleration with 10 Percent Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years