Electronic Supplement to
Geodetic Observations of Active Intraplate Crustal Deformation in the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone and the Southern Illinois Basin

by Gerald A. Galgana and Michael W. Hamburger

Table S2. Principal strain rates from inversions of internally deforming blocks

Single Block
Block E1 s(E1) E2 s(E2) Az E1 s(AzE1) Az E2 s(Az E2)
WABZ -1.40 0.68 1.58 0.55 -55.23 10.71 34.77 10.71
Multiple Blocks
Block E1 s(E1) E2 s(E2) Az E1 s(AzE1) Az E2 s(Az E2)
WWAB -2.61 3.43 3.67 5.32 -50.60 13.46 39.40 13.46
NCWA -2.36 2.68 3.42 2.33 -67.85 24.18 22.15 24.18
SCWA -3.14 2.36 2.04 2.28 -83.31 15.68 6.69 15.68
NEWA 0.73 2.61 4.26 3.11 -124.89 8.34 -34.89 8.34
SEWA 1.24 2.96 2.46 3.73 -7.61 24.59 82.39 24.59
CNMZ -4.66 7.67 11.23 5.91 24.09 18.41 114.09 18.41
2-Block System
Block E1 s(E1) E2 s(E2) Az E1 s(AzE1) Az E2 s(Az E2)
WWAB -3.03 0.72 0.99 0.60 -77.88 6.29 12.12 6.29
EWAB 1.13 0.85 4.71 0.96 31.52 10.31 121.52 10.31
4-Block System
Block E1 s(E1) E2 s(E2) Az E1 s(AzE1) Az E2 s(Az E2)
ILLI -2.07 1.16 1.34 1.18 -57.42 21.46 32.58 21.46
INDY 0.69 1.42 4.50 1.42 13.67 29.16 103.67 29.16
KTKY 1.27 1.95 4.97 1.86 -99.22 22.65 -9.22 22.65
MISO -11.59 6.77 1.12 7.94 -73.69 18.24 16.31 18.24
Notes Sign Convention and Units used Compression (-); Extension (+) Principle compressional axis (E1) and principal extensional Axis (E2) units are in ns/yr; Azimuth (Az) and Azimuth sigma (s(Az)) are both measured in degrees, (+) clockwise from north
Abbreviatons/Codes Single-Block: WABZ = Wabash Valley Seismic Zone block Multiple Block: WWAB = Western Wabash Valley (Seismic Zone) block NCWAB = North-Central Wabash Valley block SCWA = South-Central Wabash Valley block NEWA = Northeastern Wabash Valley block SEWA = Southeastern Wabash Valley block CNMZ = Central New Madrid Seismic Zone block 2-Block System: WWAB = Western Wabash Valley (Seismic Zone) block EWAB = Eastern Wabash Valley block 4-Block System: ILLI = Illinois block or NW block INDY = Indiana block or NE block KTKY = Kentucky block or SE block MISO = Missouri block or SW block



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