Please read the following statements carefully before using the digital files on this CD–ROM.
NO WARRANTY
These data files and documentation are provided “as is,” and the user assumes the entire risk as to their quality and performance.Not for commercial resale.
The digital files on this CD–ROM are public information and, as such, they may be used as a reference source and may be interpreted by organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on needs; however, each user is responsible for the appropriate application of the data. Federal, state, or local regulatory bodies are not to reassign to the Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey any authority for the decisions they make using these datasets.
The dataset is not meant for site-specific analysis or for use at scales finer (i.e., larger, more detailed) than 1:250,000. Users are not to misrepresent the dataset by presenting it at scales for which it is not intended, nor to imply that presentation at such scales is approved by the Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey.
Please refer to the metadata for additional information concerning the accuracy and limitations of the database, dataset, and map, which affects their appropriate use.
CREDITS
The data for the earthquake epicenters contained on this disc may be used provided that credit for the original (unaltered) dataset is given to the compiler, Rodger T. Faill, and the publisher, Pennsylvania Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Users shall clearly indicate the source of the data. Users who modify the data in any way are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have made, including modifications to hard-copy maps. Users are not to misrepresent Pennsylvania Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey (Pennsylvania Geological Survey, or PaGS) datasets, nor to imply that changes they (users) have made were approved by the PaGS.
When reproducing material from this publication, please cite the source as
follows:
Faill, R. T., compiler, 2004, Earthquake catalog and epicenter map of
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th ser., Map
69, CD–ROM.