Session: Seismic Hazards and Neotectonics in Southern Nevada (Posters) (2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2

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CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE RAVEN CANYON FAULT AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA

DRAKE II, Ronald M.¹, DICKERSON, Robert P.², SPENGLER, Richard W.¹ and FAUNT, Claudia C.³, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 421, Denver, CO 80225, (2)S.M.Stoller, 990 S. Public Road, Suite A, Lafayette, CO 80026, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, 5735 Kearny Villa Road, San Diego, 92123, rmdrake@usgs.gov, rmdrake@usgs.gov

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BURIED VOLCANIC CENTERS NEAR YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: SIGNIFICANCE FOR VOLCANIC HAZARD STUDIES AND THE NEOTECTONICS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA

SMITH, Eugene¹, KEENAN, Deborah², HO, C.-H.³ and FREEMAN, Elizabeth³, (1)Dept. Geoscience, Univ of Nevada (UNLV), Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (2)Geoscience Consultants, Henderson, NV 89014, (3)Department of Mathematical Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, gsmith@ccmail.nevada.edu, gsmith@ccmail.nevada.edu

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GEOPHYSICAL EVIDENCE FOR TWO DISTINCT MIOCENE AND QUATERNARY SLIP RATES ON THE BARE MOUNTAIN FAULT, NEVADA

MURPHY, Katherine R.¹, STAMATAKOS, John A.¹, HILL, Brittain E.¹ and GRAY, Mary Beth², (1)Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Rsch Institute^®, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238-5166, (2)Dept. of Geology, Bucknell Univ, O'Leary Center, Lewisburg, PA 17837, kmurphy@cnwra.swri.edu, kmurphy@cnwra.swri.edu

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INFLUENCE OF TERTIARY STRUCTURES ON QUATERNARY FAULTS, LAS VEGAS BASIN, NEVADA

TAYLOR, Wanda J., Geoscience, Univ of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, wjt@nevada.edu, wjt@nevada.edu

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SURFACE RUPTURE, PALEOSEISMOLOGY, AND SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF THE HOLOCENE CALIFORNIA WASH FAULT, SOUTHERN NEVADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK TO GREATER LAS VEGAS AREA

BIDGOLI, T.S.¹, FOSSETT, E.², KNUDSEN, T.R.², KUBART DANO, R.K.², MCEWAN, D.J.¹ and TAYLOR, W.J.², (1)Geoscience, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (2)Geoscience, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, tandisb@hotmail.com, tandisb@hotmail.com

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EVIDENCE AND IMPLICATIONS OF HOLOCENE FAULTING ALONG THE BLACK HILLS FAULT, SOUTHERN NEVEDA

FOSSETT, E. and TAYLOR, W.J., Geoscience, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, efossett@hotmail.com, efossett@hotmail.com

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ANALYSIS OF GEOPHYSICAL DATA SUPPORT ONGOING SEISMIC-HAZARD EVALUATIONS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA

LANGENHEIM, Victoria E.¹, JACHENS, Robert², GROW, John³, DIXON, Gary⁴, MILLER, John³, BLAKELY, Richard¹, SCHEIRER, Daniel¹, LUNDSTROM, Scott³ and PAGE, William R.³, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS 989, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (4)Blackfoot, ID 83221, zulanger@usgs.gov, zulanger@usgs.gov

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THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY SEISMIC RESPONSE PROJECT

RODGERS, Arthur¹, MCCALLEN, David¹, LARSEN, Shawn¹, TKALCIC, Hrvoje¹, HUTCHINGS, Larry¹, SNELSON, Catherine², TAYLOR, Wanda³, LUKE, Barbara⁴, ANDERSON, John⁵ and LOUIE, John⁶, (1)Earth Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, L-205, Livermore, CA 94551, (2)Department of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (3)Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, 89154-4010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (4)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (5)Seismological Laboratory, Univ of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, (6)Seismological Lab, Univ of Nevada, MS 174, 1664 N. Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557, rodgers7@llnl.gov, rodgers7@llnl.gov

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STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LAS VEGAS BASIN USING SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA

SNELSON, Catherine M., National Security Technologies, LLC, P.O.Box 98521, M/S NLV022, Las Vegas, NV 89193-8521, HIRSCH, Aaron C., Geology, College of St. Benedict/St. John's Univ, Collegeville, MN 56321, ZARAGOZA, Shelley A., Geoscience, Univ of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, MS 4010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and MCEWAN, Darlene J., Geoscience, Univ of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, snelsocm@nv.doe.gov, snelsocm@nv.doe.gov

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LAS VEGAS VALLEY SEISMIC RESPONSE PROJECT (LVVSRP): INITIAL RESULTS FROM SEISMIC REFRACTION EXPERIMENTS

ZARAGOZA, Shelley A.¹, SNELSON, Catherine M.², MCEWAN, Darlene¹, HIRSCH, Aaron³, SANDRU, John¹ and DRAA, Anna⁴, (1)Geoscience, Univ of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, MS 4010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (2)Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, MS 4010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (3)Geology, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321, (4)Geoscience Department, Univ of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, szargo@physics.unlv.edu, szargo@physics.unlv.edu

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SHALLOW SHEAR VELOCITY AND SEISMIC MICROZONATION OF THE LAS VEGAS URBAN BASIN

RASMUSSEN, Tiana¹, SMITH, Shane B.¹ and LOUIE, John², (1)Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Reno, Seismological Lab 174, Reno, NV 89557, (2)Seismological Lab, Univ of Nevada, MS 174, 1664 N. Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557, tiana@seismo.unr.edu, tiana@seismo.unr.edu

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INVESTIGATING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY: ANALYSES FROM THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY BROADBAND ARRAY USING DIFFERENTIAL TRAVEL TIME RESIDUALS AND INTER-STATION PHASE VELOCITIES

MCEWAN, Darlene J.¹, SNELSON, Catherine M.², TKALCIC, Hrvoje³, RODGERS, Arthur³ and LOUIE, John N.⁴, (1)Geoscience, Univ of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (2)Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, MS 4010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (3)Earth Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, L-205, Livermore, CA 94551, (4)Univ Nevada - Reno, Seismological Laboratory MS 174, Reno, NV 89557-0141, mcewand@unlv.nevada.edu, mcewand@unlv.nevada.edu

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

T149. Seismic Hazards and Neotectonics in Southern Nevada (Posters)