2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 24
Sunday, 2 November 2003: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T143. Earthquake Geology in Reverse-Faulting Terrains

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Alan R. Nelson and Brian L. Sherrod, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
PRIMARY SURFACE RUPTURE ACCOMPANYING REVERSE-FAULT EARTHQUAKES OF M>7
YEATS, Robert S., Department of Geosciences, Oregon State Univ, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-5506, yeatsr@geo.orst.edu, yeatsr@geo.orst.edu
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8:25 AM
FAULT SEGMENTATION AND EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS: HISTORIC AND PRE-HISTORIC RUPTURE ACCOMPANYING LARGE REVERSE FAULT EARTHQUAKES
RUBIN, Charles M., Geological Sciences, Central Washington Univ, Ellensburg, WA 998926, charlier@geology.cwu.edu, charlier@geology.cwu.edu
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8:45 AM
THE HIMALAYAN FRONTAL THRUST (HFT) IS NOT BLIND
KUMAR, Senthil, Center for Neotectonic Studies, University of Nevada, Reno, MS 169, Reno, NV 89512, WESNOUSKY, Steven G., Center for Neotectonic Studies, University of Nevada, Reno, MS 169, Reno, NV 89557 and ROCKWELL, Thomas K., Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State Univ, San Diego, CA 92182, senthil@seismo.unr.edu, senthil@seismo.unr.edu
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9:00 AM
STYLES OF SURFACE DEFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THRUST EARTHQUAKES, EXAMPLES FROM THE 1999 CHI-CHI (TAIWAN) EARTHQUAKE
LETTIS, William R.1, KELSON, Keith I.1 and CARVER, Gary A.2, (1)William Lettis & Associates, Inc, 1777 Botelho Dr., Suite 262, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, (2)Dept. of Geology (Emeritus), Humboldt State Univ, Arcata, CA 95521, lettis@lettis.com, lettis@lettis.com
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9:20 AM
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SURFACE FAULT RUPTURE AND BUILDINGS DURING THE 1999 CHI-CHI (TAIWAN) EARTHQUAKE
KELSON, Keith I., Fugro William Lettis & Associates, Inc, 1777 Botelho Dr, Suite 262, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, KOEHLER, Rich D., William Lettis & Associates, Inc, San Rafael, CA 94901, KANG, Keng-Hao, William Lettis & Associates, Inc, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, BRAY, Jonathan D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 and CLUFF, Lloyd S., Geosciences Dept, Pacific Gas & Electric Co, San Francisco, CA 94105, k.kelson@fugro.com, k.kelson@fugro.com
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9:35 AM
EVIDENCE FOR PREHISTORIC COSEISMIC FOLDING ALONG THE TSAOTUN SEGMENT OF THE CHELUNGPU FAULT NEAR NANTOU, TAIWAN: EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS ALONG ACTIVE FOLD SCARPS
STREIG, Ashley R.1, RUBIN, Charlie2, CHEN, Wen-Shan3, CHEN, Yue-Gau3, LEE, Long-Sheng4, THOMPSON, Stephen T.1 and LU, Shih-Ting5, (1)William Lettis & Associates, Inc, 1777 Botelho Drive, Suite 262, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, (2)Geological Sciences, Central Washington Univ, 400 East 8th Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926, (3)Department of Geology, National Taiwan Univ, 245 Choushan Road, Taipei, 10770, Taiwan, (4)Department of Geology, National Taiwan Univ, 245 Choushan Road, Taipei, 10770, (5)Central Geol Survey, No.2, Lane 109, Huahsin Street, Chungho, Taipei, 235, streig@lettis.com, streig@lettis.com
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9:50 AM
COSEISMIC SIGNATURE OF FOLD GROWTH IN STRATA AND TERRACES, SIERRA DE VILLICUM, SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA
KRUGH, William C., Geosciences, Oregon State Univ, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-5506 and MEIGS, Andrew J., Department of Geosciences, Oregon State Univ, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, krughc@geo.orst.edu, krughc@geo.orst.edu
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10:05 AM
PALEOSEISMICITY AND STRAIN PARTITIONING IN THE FOREARC FOLD AND THRUST BELT OF THE KODIAK SEGMENT, EASTERN ALEUTIAN SUBDUCTION ZONE
CARVER, Gary A.1, SAUBER, Jeanne2, LETTIS, William R.3 and WITTER, Robert C.3, (1)Department of Geology (Emeritus), Humboldt State Univ, P O Box 52, Kodiak, AK 99615, (2)Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (3)William Lettis & Associates, Inc, 1777 Botelho Dr., Suite 262, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, wooak@ptialaska.net, wooak@ptialaska.net
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10:25 AM
LATE QUATERNARY PALEOSEISMIC HISTORY OF THE UEMACHI BLIND THRUST SYSTEM IN METROPOLITAN OSAKA, JAPAN, BASED ON HIGH-RESOLUTION STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF FAULT-PROPAGATION FOLDS
CANNON, Eric C., Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, MUELLER, Karl J., Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, SUGIYAMA, Yuichi, Active Fault Research Center, Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-3 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, KITADA, Naoko, Geo-Research Institute, 4-3-2, Itachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0012, Japan and SUNDERMANN, Sean, Fugro William Lettis & Associates Inc, 1726 Cole Blvd., Suite 230, Golden, CO 80401, eric.cannon@colorado.edu, eric.cannon@colorado.edu
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10:40 AM
SHALLOW HOLOCENE FAULTING IN THE TACOMA FAULT ZONE, WESTERN WASHINGTON, FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION SEISMIC DATA
CROUCH, John1, HOLMES, Mark1, PRATT, Thomas2 and SHERROD, Brian3, (1)School of Oceanography, Univ of WA, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)U. S. Geological Survey, School of Oceanography, Univ of WA, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, (3)U. S. Geological Survey, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of WA, Seattle, WA 98195, jcc3@u.washington.edu, jcc3@u.washington.edu
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10:55 AM
EVIDENCE FOR A LATE HOLOCENE EARTHQUAKE ON THE TACOMA FAULT, PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON
SHERROD, Brian L.1, BROCHER, Thomas M.2, WEAVER, Craig S.1, BUCKNAM, Robert C.3, BLAKELY, Richard J.4, KELSEY, Harvey M., III5, NELSON, Alan R.3 and HAUGERUD, Ralph A.1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey at Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Box 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Lakewood, CO 80225, (4)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 989, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (5)Department of Geology, Humboldt State Univ, Arcata, CA 95521, bsherrod@ess.washington.edu, bsherrod@ess.washington.edu
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11:10 AM
LATE HOLOCENE EARTHQUAKES ON THE WATERMAN POINT REVERSE FAULT, ANOTHER ALSM-DISCOVERED FAULT SCARP IN THE SEATTLE FAULT ZONE, PUGET LOWLAND, WASHINGTON
NELSON, Alan R.1, JOHNSON, Samuel Y.2, KELSEY, Harvey M.3, SHERROD, Brian L.4, WELLS, Ray E.5, BRADLEY, Lee-Ann1, OKUMURA, Koji6 and BOGAR, Robert7, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 966, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 966, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (3)Dept . of Geology, Humboldt State Univ, Arcata, CA 95521, (4)Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, U.S. Geol Survey, Box 351310, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, (5)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 973, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (6)Department of Geography, Hiroshima Univ, 1-2-3 Hagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8522, Japan, (7)Critical Areas Consulting, P.O. Box 772, Ilwaco, WA 98624, anelson@usgs.gov, anelson@usgs.gov
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11:25 AM
TECTONIC GEOMORPHOLOGY, ACTIVE FOLDING, AND EARTHQUAKE HAZARD OF THE MISSION RIDGE FAULT SYSTEM, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
GURROLA, Larry D. and KELLER, E.A., Geological Sciences, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, 93106, lgurrola@umail.ucsb.edu, lgurrola@umail.ucsb.edu
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11:40 AM
COEXISTENCE OF THRUSTING, EXTENSION, AND OPPORTUNISTIC LANDSLIDING ON THE BERROCAL FAULT, LOS GATOS, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
FISHER, G. Reid, STEVENSON, Ian M. and ANDERSON, Peter C., Pacific Geotechnical Engineering, 16055-D Caputo Drive, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, pacificgeo@aol.com, pacificgeo@aol.com
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