Cordilleran Section (104th Annual) and Rocky Mountain Section (60th Annual) Joint Meeting (19–21 March 2008)
Session No. 13 Thursday, 20 March 2008
8:00 AM-11:50 AM, University of Nevada-Las Vegas: Student Union 208A

S1. Seismic Hazards Summit–Southern Nevada Region I

Wanda J. Taylor, Craig M. dePolo, Jim Werle, Catherine M. Snelson and Barbara Luke, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
13-18:10 AM MICROZONATION OF SEISMIC RISK IN A LOW-RISE CITY BASED ON THE MACROSEISMIC EVALUATION OF THE VULNERABILITY OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: ZOBIN, Vyacheslav M., Observatorio Vulcanologico, Universidad de Colima, Av. Gonzalo Sandoval 444, Colima 28045 Mexico, vzobin@ucol.mx
13-28:30 AM ASSESSING SURFACE RUPTURE POTENTIAL FOR THE NORTHERN MOJAVE DESERT: IMPLICATIONS OF NEW PATTERNS FOR QUATERNARY FAULTS AND THEIR EVOLUTION: MILLER, David M.1, DUDASH, Stephanie L.2, LIDKE, David J.3, AMOROSO, Lee4, REHEIS, Marith5, PHELPS, Geoffrey A.6, SCHMIDT, Kevin M.7, GREEN, Heather L.7, and REDWINE, J.8, (1) U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, dmiller@usgs.gov, (2) US Geological Survey, 2255 N Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (3) US Geological Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (4) Western Earth Surface Processes Team, U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, MS 7420, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (5) U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (6) U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 989, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (7) U. S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (8) Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512
13-38:50 AM PRECARIOUS ROCK TOPPLING ACCELERATIONS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEISMIC HAZARD: BRUNE, James N., seismological laboratory, university of nevada, reno, mailstop 174, 1664 N virginia street, reno, NV 89557, brune@unr.edu
13-49:10 AM ESTIMATING THE SIZE AND EXTENT OF FUTURE EARTHQUAKE RUPTURES ON MAPPED FAULTS: WESNOUSKY, Steven G., Center for Neotectonic Studies, University of Nevada, Reno, Mail Stop 169, 1664 North Virginia Avenue, Reno, NV 89557, wesnousky@unr.edu
 9:30 AM Break
13-59:50 AM SEISMICITY OF THE SOUTHERN NEVADA REGION: SMITH, Kenneth1, DEPOLO, Diane1, BIASI, Glenn1, and ANDERSON, John G.2, (1) Nevada Seismological Laboratory MS174, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89558, ken@seismo.unr.edu, (2) Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada Reno, MS-174, Reno, NV 89557
13-610:10 AM SEISMIC HAZARDS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA: THE GAP BETWEEN THE PRESENT AND A STATE-OF-THE-ART EVALUATION: ANDERSON, John G.1, PRICE, Jonathan G.2, TAYLOR, Wanda J.3, SMITH, Kenneth4, ANOOSHEHPOOR, Rasool1, BIASI, Glenn P.5, DEPOLO, Craig M.2, DIANE, dePolo4, KREEMER, Corné6, and LOUIE, John N.7, (1) Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Mail Stop 174, Reno, NV 89557, jga@seismo.unr.edu, (2) Nevada Bureau Mines & Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, MS 178, Reno, NV 89557-0178, (3) Geoscience, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (4) Nevada Seismological Laboratory MS174, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89558, (5) Nevada Seismological Laboratory, Univ Nevada - Reno, MS 174, Reno, NV 89557-0138, (6) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Univ of Nevada, Reno, MS 178, Reno, NV 89557, (7) Nevada Seismological Lab. and Dept. of Geological Sciences & Engineering, Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering- University of Nevada, Reno, Seismological Lab/0174, Reno, NV 89557
13-710:30 AM INITIATING A NEVADA COMMUNITY VELOCITY MODEL (NV-CVM) WORKING GROUP: LOUIE, John N., Nevada Seismological Lab. and Dept. of Geological Sciences & Engineering, Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering- University of Nevada, Mailstop 0174, Reno, NV 89557, louie@seismo.unr.edu
13-810:50 AM SITE SPECIFIC SEISMIC HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE: KAVAZANJIAN, Edward Jr and GHANAT, Simon, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, Mail Stop 5306, Tempe, AZ 85287-5306, edkavy@asu.edu
13-911:10 AM EARTHQUAKE RISKS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA, INCLUDING RESULTS FROM LOSS-ESTIMATION MODELING: PRICE, Jonathan G., ARRITT, Christine, HASTINGS, Jordan T., DEPOLO, Craig M., and HESS, Ronald H., Nevada Bureau Mines & Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, MS 178, Reno, NV 89557-0178, jprice@unr.edu
13-1011:30 AM GEOLOGIC HAZARDS ON THE MARGINS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY: BALL, Scott, URS Corporation, Las Vegas, 811 Grier Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89119, Scott_Ball@URSCorp.com

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