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Rocky Mountain Section - 61st Annual Meeting (11-13 May 2009)

Session No. 9
Tuesday, 12 May 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T6. Quaternary Tectonics and Earthquake-Hazard Characterization in the Rocky Mountain Region I

 

Christopher B. DuRoss and Ivan G. Wong, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:20 AM
CONTEMPORARY DEFORMATION AND KINEMATICS OF THE YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT AND ITS EFFECT ON THE WESTERN U.S. FROM GPS, SLIP RATES, AND EARTHQUAKES
SMITH, R. B. and PUSKAS, C. M., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, R.Smith@earth.utah.edu, R.Smith@earth.utah.edu
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8:40 AM
KINEMATICS AND GEODYNAMICS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION: WASATCH FAULT TO THE YELLOWSTONE PLATEAU
PUSKAS, C. M.1, SMITH, R. B.1 and CHANG, W.L.2, (1)Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (2)Earth Sciences, National Central University, Jhongli City, 32001, Taiwan, c.puskas@utah.edu, c.puskas@utah.edu
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9:00 AM
SOURCE PROPERTIES AND DEFORMATION ANALYSIS OF THE 2008-2009 YELLOWSTONE LAKE EARTHQUAKE SWARM
FARRELL, Jamie1, SMITH, Robert B.1, TAIRA, Taka'aki2, PUSKAS, Christine1, BURLACU, Relu3, PECHMANN, Jim3, HEASLER, Hank4 and LOWENSTERN, Jake5, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111, (2)Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 219 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-4760, (3)University of Utah Seismograph Stations, University of Utah, 135 South 1460 East, Room 705 WBB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111, (4)Yellowstone Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park, P.O. Box 168, Mammoth, WY 82190, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, farrell@earth.utah.edu, farrell@earth.utah.edu
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9:20 AM
SEISMICITY AND EARTHQUAKE HAZARD ANALYSIS OF THE TETON-YELLOWSTONE REGION, WYOMING
WHITE, Bonnie J. Pickering, 13451 Obrien Creek Road, Missoula, MT 59804, SMITH, Robert B., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111, HUSEN, Stephan, Swiss Seismological Service, Swiss Federal Inst of Technology, Zurich, CH8093, Switzerland, FARRELL, Jamie M., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and WONG, Ivan, Seismic Hazards Group, URS Corporation, 1333 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94612, r.smith@earth.utah.edu, r.smith@earth.utah.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break
5
10:00 AM
USGS SEISMIC HAZARD AND RISK MITIGATION EFFORTS ACCROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
PETERSEN, Mark David, Geologic Hazards Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, mpetersen@usgs.gov, mpetersen@usgs.gov
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10:20 AM
NORTHERN EXPOSURE: SEISMOTECTONICS OF THE ISB IN NORTHERN MONTANA
OCONNELL, Daniel R.H., William Lettis & Associates, Inc, 433 Park Point Drive, Suite 250, Golden, CO 80401 and STICKNEY, Mike, Earthquake Studies Office, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, oconnell@lettis.com, oconnell@lettis.com
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10:40 AM
QUATERNARY FAULTING AND SEISMIC HAZARDS IN THE COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAINS
WONG, Ivan G.1, OLIG, Susan S.2 and DOBER, Mark C.1, (1)Seismic Hazards Group, URS Corporation, 1333 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94612, (2)Seismic Hazard Group, URS Corporation, 1333 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94612, ivan_wong@urscorp.com, ivan_wong@urscorp.com
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11:00 AM
LATE QUATERNARY TECTONIC ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE GORE RANGE (BLUE RIVER) FRONTAL FAULT, CENTRAL COLORADO – THE SEARCH FOR THE SMOKING GUN
ANDERSON, Larry W. and PIETY, Lucille A., Seismotectonics and Geophysics Group, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225, landerson@usbr.gov, landerson@usbr.gov
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11:20 AM
A SURVEY OF NORTHERN ARIZONA SEISMICITY
BRUMBAUGH, David S., Flagstaff, david.brumbaugh@nau.edu, david.brumbaugh@nau.edu
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